liliaceous
of or like the lily.
belonging to the plant family Liliaceae.
Origin of liliaceous
1- Compare lily family.
Words Nearby liliaceous
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How to use liliaceous in a sentence
Its borders are fringed with the monomin of the Chippewas, or wild rice, and several of the liliaceous water plants.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftThis is the Tuberose, a liliaceous plant, so commonly cultivated in our conservatories.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series | Philip Henry GosseScilla, sil′a, n. a genus of liliaceous plants, as the squill.
Smilax, smī′laks, n. a genus of liliaceous plants, type of the tribe Smilace—the roots of several species yield sarsaparilla.
Two liliaceous plants of low altitude are always objects of marked interest.
The Mountain that was 'God' | John H. Williams
British Dictionary definitions for liliaceous
/ (ˌlɪlɪˈeɪʃəs) /
of, relating to, or belonging to the Liliaceae, a family of plants having showy flowers and a bulb or bulblike organ: includes the lily, tulip, and bluebell
Origin of liliaceous
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