muguet

plural muguets

1. Lily of the valley.

   Muguet, a perfume obtained from the highly scented flowers of Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis), a small[…]

   1997 June 30, N. Groom, New Perfume Handbook, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 193

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   ... flowers and spurges – companion planting at its best. In the easternmost corner behind the gate, she had planted a large clump of muguets, Christmas hellebores and a large yucca plant. Down the valley beyond this garden was her orchard[…]

   2021 April 20, Hilary Miflin, The Green Fuse: …our deep connection with the power of plants, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 12

   Diorissimo by Dior / Still the muguet to beat / Perfumer[:] Edmond Roudnitska / ££ / Diorissimo wasn't the first lily of the valley (muguet) fragrance, but very few of us would bet against it. In the 1940s, Edmond Roudnitska created some downright dirty chypre fragrances: […] Five minutes later, it settles down to pure, clear, unmistakable muguet and stays like that for hours.

   2021 November 9, Sarah McCartney, Samantha Scriven, The Perfume Companion: The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your Next Scent, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, →ISBN, page 85