liliaceous
Americanadjective
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of or like the lily.
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belonging to the plant family Liliaceae.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of liliaceous
From the Late Latin word līliāceus, dating back to 1725–35. See lily, -aceous
Vocabulary lists containing liliaceous
Example Sentences
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The one selected for special study here, the yellow adder-tongue, is very common in the spring; but if not accessible, almost any liliaceous plant will answer.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
In May, the bees found in flower only a few deep-set liliaceous plants and eriogonums.
From The Mountains of California by Muir, John
How strikingly different the external features of plants may be, though floral structure may draw them into congruity, is well demonstrated by our so-called grass-trees, which pertain truly to the liliaceous order.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
“Certainly not, dear; but liliaceous is not a serious way of speaking of a lady.”
From The New Mistress A Tale by Fenn, George Manville
It was evidently directing its course toward some liliaceous plants with large succulent stems, which formed a patch or bed, standing in the water, but close to the brink of the lake.
From The Castaways by Pearse, Lolbran
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