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muguet

muguet noun: lily of the valley.

Noun

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
    • ... 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

Forms of muguet

pluralmuguets

Origin of muguet

Borrowed from French muguet.

Questions about muguet

What does muguet mean?
Muguet means lily of the valley.
What part of speech is muguet?
Muguet is a noun.
What is the plural of muguet?
The plural of muguet is muguets.

Words near muguet in the dictionary

  1. mugsful
  2. mugshot
  3. mugshots
  4. mugshotted
  5. mugu
  6. muguet
  7. muguets
  8. muguka
  9. mugunghwa
  10. mugup
  11. mugups

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