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con·val·lar·ia | \ ˌkän-və-ˈlar-ē-ə 
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\Medical Definition of convallaria
1 capitalized : a genus of plants of the lily family (Liliaceae) that includes the lily of the valley (C. majalis)
2 : the dried rhizome and roots of the lily of the valley that contain several cardioactive glycosides
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