Memidex - Liliaceae
Definition:
a liliid monocot family including species sometimes divided among the families Alliaceae, Aloeaceae, Alstroemeriaceae, Aphyllanthaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae, Convallariaceae, Hemerocallidaceae, Hostaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Melanthiaceae, Ruscaceae, Smilacaceae, Tecophilaeacea, and Xanthorrhoeaceae
Class:
plant noun
Usage:
Plural:
Liliaceae*
(* Liliaceae may be used in a singular or plural context)
Type of:
liliid monocot family » monocot family » family » taxonomic group
Member of:
Liliales » Liliidae » Monocotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae
Original source:
Examples:
Agapanthus | Albuca | Aletris | Alliaceae | Allium | Aloe | Aloeaceae | Alstroemeria | Alstroemeriaceae | Amianthium | Anthericum | Aphyllanthaceae | Aphyllanthes | Asparagaceae | Asparagus | asphodel | Asphodeline | Asphodelus | Aspidistra | Bessera | Blandfordia | Bloomeria | Bowiea | Brodiaea | Calochortus | Camassia | Clintonia | Colchicaceae | Colchicum | Convallaria | Erythronium | Fritillaria | Gloriosa | Hemerocallidaceae | Hemerocallis | Hosta | Hostaceae | Hyacinthaceae | Hyacinthoides | Hyacinthus | Kniphofia | liliaceous plant | Lilium | Liriope | Maianthemum | Melanthiaceae | Muscari | Narthecium | Ornithogalum | Paris | Polygonatum | Ruscus | Scilla | Smilax | Tofieldia | Tulipa | Urginea | Veratrum | Xanthorroea | Xerophyllum | Zigadenus
Synonym:
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