valley : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
  

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• noun small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan
  Maianthemum bifolium.
  
• noun small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
  Maianthemum canadense.
  

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• noun ( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults
  

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• noun a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites
  

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• noun low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
  Convallaria majalis; May lily.
  

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• (Bot.), a low perennial herb (Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.

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• noun broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
  Pieris japonica; andromeda; Japanese andromeda.
  

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• noun the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated
  

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• noun a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust
  

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• noun an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals
  

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• noun a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
  Ruhr.
  

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• noun a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities
  

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• noun a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland
  

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• noun a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War
  

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• noun a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries
  

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• noun a winter sports resort in south central Idaho
  

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• (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States.

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• noun an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
  desert rheumatism; coccidiomycosis; coccidioidomycosis.
  

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• noun a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley
  

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• noun tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
  California white oak; Quercus lobata; roble; valley oak.
  

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• noun of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
  Thomomys bottae.
  

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• (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley.

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• (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above.

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• noun tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
  California white oak; Quercus lobata; roble; valley oak.
  

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• noun evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds
  Pyrola rotundifolia.
  
• noun North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
  shinleaf; Pyrola elliptica.
  

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