WordNet
wild lily of the valley
n. evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds [syn: Pyrola rotundifolia]
North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters [syn: shinleaf, Pyrola elliptica]
Usage examples of "wild lily of the valley".
One kind of African Daphne of the woods, which flowers with a small cream-coloured sticky blossom, had an overwhelming sweet perfume, like lilac, and wild lily of the valley.