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 road runs along the smiling banks of the Tuy; the morning was cool and humid, and the air seemed embalmed by the delicious odour of the Pancratium undulatum, and other large liliaceous plants.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
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
The seeds and bulbous roots comprising varieties of Calostemma, Caladenia, and Anguillaria, besides a number of large liliaceous bulbs, were however preserved in a very good state.**
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas
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
The plant lilio asphodelus belongs to the liliaceous tribe.
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
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