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lily of the Nile
lily of the valley
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lily of the valley

lil·y of the val·ley (plural lil·ies of the val·ley or lil·y of the val·ley)


noun 
Definition:
 
small flowering garden plant: a small poisonous ornamental plant with two long oval dark green leaves. Flowers: small, white or pale pink, sweet-scented, bell-shaped, drooping, growing from a single spike. Native to: North America, Europe, Asia.  Genus Convallaria.

[Translation of Latin lilium convallium, unidentified plant]
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