liliopsid family

Definitions of liliopsid family

1. noun

   family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
   synonyms: monocot family

   types:

   liliid monocot family

   family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

   Juncaceae, family Juncaceae, rush family

   tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes

   Araceae, arum family, family Araceae

   anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron

   Acoraceae, subfamily Acoraceae

   used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae

   Lemnaceae, duckweed family, family Lemnaceae

   family of small free-floating thalloid plants

   Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family

   enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers

   Burmanniaceae, family Burmanniaceae

   family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers

   Graminaceae, Gramineae, Poaceae, family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, grass family

   the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane

   Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family

   bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant

   Pandanaceae, family Pandanaceae, screw-pine family

   family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus

   Typhaceae, cattail family, family Typhaceae

   perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves

   Sparganiaceae, bur-reed family, family Sparganiaceae

   coextensive with the genus Sparganium

   Haemodoraceae, bloodwort family, family Haemodoraceae

   some genera placed in family Liliaceae

   Cannaceae, family Cannaceae

   coextensive with the genus Canna

   Marantaceae, arrowroot family, family Marantaceae

   tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes

   Musaceae, banana family, family Musaceae

   treelike tropical Asian herbs

   Strelitziaceae, family Strelitziaceae, strelitzia family

   woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae

   Zingiberaceae, family Zingiberaceae, ginger family

   a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales

   Arecaceae, Palmaceae, Palmae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family

   chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales

   Xyridaceae, family Xyridaceae, yellow-eyed grass family

   plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places

   Commelinaceae, family Commelinaceae, spiderwort family

   large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts

   Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, pineapple family

   a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance

   Mayacaceae, family Mayacaceae

   a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales

   Rapateaceae, family Rapateaceae

   South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae

   Eriocaulaceae, family Eriocaulaceae, pipewort family

   chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts

   Pontederiaceae, family Pontederiaceae, pickerelweed family

   aquatic or bog plants

   Naiadaceae, Najadaceae, family Naiadaceae, family Najadaceae, naiad family

   monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers

   Alismataceae, family Alismataceae, water-plantain family

   perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants

   Hydrocharidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, family Hydrocharidaceae, family Hydrocharitaceae, frog's-bit family, frogbit family

   simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed

   Potamogetonaceae, family Potamogetonaceae, pondweed family

   plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae

   Juncaginaceae, Scheuchzeriaceae, arrow-grass family, family Juncaginaceae, family Scheuchzeriaceae

   a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales

   Zannichelliaceae, family Zannichelliaceae

   alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species

   Zosteraceae, eelgrass family, family Zosteraceae

   used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae

   Calamagrostis, genus Calamagrostis

   reed grass

   Cyperus, genus Cyperus

   type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions

   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

   type of:

   family

   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera