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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Seeds anatropous, with a minute embryo enclosed at the base of the fleshy albumen.—Flowers liliaceous in structure, but sedge-like in aspect and texture.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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 Ross, Thomasina
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
Veratrum.—Distinct liliaceous plants with bold ornamental leaves regularly folded and plaited.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
And the tulips,--those dear liliaceous plants so dear to the Flemish heart, what emotion they must have caused to their zealous cultivators!
From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules
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