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liliid monocot family

Definitions of liliid monocot family
  1. noun
    family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
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    types:
    Iridaceae, family Iridaceae, iris family
    large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
    Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family, family Amaryllidaceae
    snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    Hypoxidaceae, family Hypoxidaceae
    in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
    Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
    includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
    Alliaceae, family Alliaceae
    one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
    Aloeaceae, aloe family, family Aloeaceae
    one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Alstroemeriaceae, family Alstroemeriaceae
    one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
    Aphyllanthaceae, family Aphyllanthaceae
    one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
    Asparagaceae, family Asparagaceae
    one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
    Asphodelaceae, family Asphodelaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
    Colchicaceae, family Colchicaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa
    Hemerocallidaceae, family Hemerocallidaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
    Funkaceae, Hostaceae, family Funkaceae, family Hostaceae
    one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
    Hyacinthaceae, family Hyacinthaceae
    one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Melanthiaceae, family Melanthiaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
    Ruscaceae, family Ruscaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Tecophilaeacea, family Tecophilaeacea
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Xanthorrhoeaceae, family Xanthorrhoeaceae, grass tree family
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Trilliaceae, family Trilliaceae, trillium family
    small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    Smilacaceae, subfamily Smilacaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Convallariaceae, family Convallariaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Uvulariaceae, subfamily Uvulariaceae
    one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
    Taccaceae, family Taccaceae
    small family of tropical herbs
    Agavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae, sisal family
    chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
    Dracaenaceae, Dracenaceae, subfamily Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae
    one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
    genus Iris
    large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
    type of:
    liliopsid family, monocot family
    family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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