Convallaria

See also: convallaria

Translingual

Convallaria majalis

Etymology

From Latin convallis (“valley”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]

Proper noun

Convallaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – Usually only one species is counted to belong to this genus, Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Nolinoideae - subfamily

References

Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

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