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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Two small liliaceous plants, with yellow flowers,* alone lift up their heads, among the grasses which cover the rocks.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
Waxen white, pendulous, liliaceous flowers in a great thyrsus.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
The other liliaceous plants I have met in Utah are two species of zigadenas, Fritillaria atropurpurea, Calochortus Nuttallii, and three or four handsome alliums.
From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by John Muir
Chionodoxa.—Charming dwarf hardy bulbous plants of the liliaceous order, blooming in the early spring in company with Scilla sibirica, and of equally easy cultivation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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 Lolbran Pearse
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