liliaceous

American  

[lil-ee-ey-shuhs] / ˌlɪl iˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. of or like the lily.

2. belonging to the plant family Liliaceae.

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liliaceous British  

/ ˌlɪlɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Liliaceae, a family of plants having showy flowers and a bulb or bulblike organ: includes the lily, tulip, and bluebell

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Etymology

Origin of liliaceous

From the Late Latin word līliāceus, dating back to 1725–35. See lily, -aceous

Example Sentences

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

“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

But the principal ornament of the turf of these mountains is a liliaceous plant with golden flowers, the Marica martinicensis.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina

Funkia.—Pretty liliaceous plants, with simple conspicuously longitudinal-ribbed leaves, the racemose flowers funnel-shaped and deflexed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

Never before, in all my walks, have I met so glorious a throng of these fine showy liliaceous plants.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John