lily family

American  

noun

1. the large plant family Liliaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants growing from bulbs, corms, rhizomes, or tubers, having narrow, parallel-veined, usually basal leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the aloe, asparagus, aspidistra, hyacinth, numerous species of lily, lily of the valley, trillium, and tulip.

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Example Sentences

However, Colchicum are in the lily family and not a crocus at all.

From Seattle Times

The hosta is in the lily family and has the common name of Plantain Lily.

From Seattle Times

Trilliums belong to the lily family, and I acquaint their annual appearance with renewal, even hope.

From Washington Post

The lily family, Liliaceae, is a third plant family with many succulent members.

From Washington Times

The stench is all too familiar to those who grew up around ramps, a member of the lily family that’s sometimes known as a wild leek.

From Washington Times