May lily

noun

A low, white-flowered plant (Maianthemum bifolium) native to Eurasia, from France to Japan.

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false lily of the valleylily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
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Meanings

nounMay lily (plural May lilies)

plural May lilies

  1. A low, white-flowered plant (Maianthemum bifolium) native to Eurasia, from France to Japan.

    Synonyms: false lily of the valley

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA low, white-flowered plant (Maianthemum bifolium) native to Eurasia, from France to Japan.

Similar
false lily of the valley

More synonyms by meaning

nounlow-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries

Similar
lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
Broader
liliaceous plant
Also see
lily of the valley

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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May lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20lily

MLA

“May lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20lily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “May lily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20lily.

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