# lily of the valley

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells.
2. A flower of this plant.

## Etymology
Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm), a reference to Song of Solomon 2:1.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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