Definition of Convallariaceae

1. Noun. One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.

Exact synonyms: Family Convallariaceae
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Family
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family

Lexicographical Neighbors of Convallariaceae

Continental Army
Continental Congress
Continental Navy
Continents
Continuity Army Council
Continuity Irish Republican Army
Contopus
Contopus sordidulus
Contopus virens
Contra
Control of Communicable Diseases in Man
Conté
Conuropsis
Conuropsis carolinensis
Convallaria majalis
Convallariaceae (current term)
Conventional Transmission Electron Microscopy
Conventionsthaler
Conventionsthalers
Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction
Converso
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus scammonia
Convolvulus sepium
Conway
Conwy
Conyza
Conyza canadensis
Cook

Literary usage of Convallariaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principal poisonous plants of the United States by Victor King Chesnut (1898)
"... VALLEY FAMILY (Convallariaceae). LILY OP THE VALLEY. Convallaria nía/alie L. Other names: May lily; May blossom. (Fig. 4.) Description and habitat. ..."

2. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... Colchicaceae, Convallariaceae, Coniferae, and Isoetaceae, i2. The decidedly arctic Spitzbergen possesses, according to Nathorst, 192 species belonging ..."

3. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... range extension from Pinaleno Mts. New record for Mexico (Polygonaceae) Smilacina racemosa (Convallariaceae) Smilacina stellata (Convallariaceae) ..."

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