liliopsid genus
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1. genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | genus, |
| definition | : | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | liliid monocot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus juncus, juncus, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus arum, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | acorus, genus acorus, |
| definition | : | sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | aglaonema, genus aglaonema, |
| definition | : | climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus alocasia, |
| definition | : | tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus amorphophallus, |
| definition | : | genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus anthurium, |
| definition | : | large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arisarum, genus arisarum, |
| definition | : | tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus caladium, |
| definition | : | small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | colocasia, genus colocasia, |
| definition | : | small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus cryptocoryne, |
| definition | : | water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia, |
| definition | : | evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus dracontium, |
| definition | : | small genus of tropical American cormous herbs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | epipremnum, genus epipremnum, |
| definition | : | small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus monstera, |
| definition | : | tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus nephthytis, |
| definition | : | small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus philodendron, |
| definition | : | any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pistia, |
| definition | : | one species: water lettuce (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus spathiphyllum, |
| definition | : | evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus syngonium, syngonium, |
| definition | : | epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus lemna, lemna, |
| definition | : | minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus spirodela, spirodela, |
| definition | : | minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus wolffia, wolffia, |
| definition | : | minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus wolffiella, wolffiella, |
| definition | : | minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus orchis, |
| definition | : | type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus aerides, |
| definition | : | epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus arethusa, |
| definition | : | genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus bletia, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bletilla, genus bletilla, |
| definition | : | small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus brassavola, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassia, genus brassia, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus caladenia, |
| definition | : | terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus calanthe, |
| definition | : | large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus calypso, |
| definition | : | one species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | catasetum, genus catasetum, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus cattleya, |
| definition | : | large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cleistes, genus cleistes, |
| definition | : | terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus coelogyne, |
| definition | : | large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | corallorhiza, genus corallorhiza, |
| definition | : | genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus cymbidium, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cypripedium, genus cypripedium, |
| definition | : | genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus dendrobium, |
| definition | : | large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus disa, |
| definition | : | genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dracula, genus dracula, |
| definition | : | comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dryadella, genus dryadella, |
| definition | : | comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | encyclia, genus encyclia, |
| definition | : | large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | epidendrum, genus epidendrum, |
| definition | : | large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | epipactis, genus epipactis, |
| definition | : | genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus goodyera, goodyera, |
| definition | : | genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus grammatophyllum, grammatophyllum, |
| definition | : | small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus gymnadenia, gymnadenia, |
| definition | : | small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus habenaria, habenaria, |
| definition | : | chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus laelia, |
| definition | : | large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus liparis, |
| definition | : | genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus listera, listera, |
| definition | : | genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus malaxis, malaxis, |
| definition | : | large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus masdevallia, |
| definition | : | large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus maxillaria, |
| definition | : | large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus odontoglossum, |
| definition | : | large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus oncidium, |
| definition | : | large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus ophrys, ophrys, |
| definition | : | a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus paphiopedilum, paphiopedilum, |
| definition | : | horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus phaius, |
| definition | : | genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pholidota, pholidota, |
| definition | : | genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus phragmipedium, phragmipedium, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus platanthera, platanthera, |
| definition | : | herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pleione, pleione, |
| definition | : | small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pleurothallis, |
| definition | : | large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pogonia, |
| definition | : | small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus psychopsis, psychopsis, |
| definition | : | epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pterostylis, pterostylis, |
| definition | : | genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus sarcochilus, sarcochilus, |
| definition | : | diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus scaphosepalum, scaphosepalum, |
| definition | : | comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus selenipedium, selenipedium, |
| definition | : | genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus sobralia, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical American orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus stanhopea, |
| definition | : | genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus stelis, |
| definition | : | genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus trichoceros, trichoceros, |
| definition | : | small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus vanda, |
| definition | : | genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus vanilla, |
| definition | : | large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | burmannia, genus burmannia, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | agropyron, genus agropyron, |
| definition | : | perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | alopecurus, genus alopecurus, |
| definition | : | annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | andropogon, genus andropogon, |
| definition | : | tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arundo, genus arundo, |
| definition | : | any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bromus, genus bromus, |
| definition | : | a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cenchrus, genus cenchrus, |
| definition | : | a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | chloris, genus chloris, |
| definition | : | tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortaderia, genus cortaderia, |
| definition | : | tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cynodon, genus cynodon, |
| definition | : | creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dactylis, genus dactylis, |
| definition | : | a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | eleusine, genus eleusine, |
| definition | : | annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | elymus, genus elymus, |
| definition | : | tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | erianthus, genus erianthus, |
| definition | : | genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | festuca, genus festuca, |
| definition | : | a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus holcus, holcus, |
| definition | : | a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus hordeum, hordeum, |
| definition | : | annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus leymus, leymus, |
| definition | : | genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus paspalum, |
| definition | : | a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus phalaris, phalaris, |
| definition | : | a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus poa, poa, |
| definition | : | chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus saccharum, saccharum, |
| definition | : | tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus secale, secale, |
| definition | : | cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus setaria, setaria, |
| definition | : | annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus sorghum, sorghum, |
| definition | : | annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus spartina, spartina, |
| definition | : | grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus sporobolus, sporobolus, |
| definition | : | cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus triticum, triticum, |
| definition | : | annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus zoisia, genus zoysia, zoisia, |
| definition | : | lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cyperus, genus cyperus, |
| definition | : | type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | carex, genus carex, |
| definition | : | large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | eleocharis, genus eleocharis, |
| definition | : | sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus pandanus, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus sparganium, sparganium, |
| definition | : | type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | anigozanthus, genus anigozanthus, |
| definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus canna, |
| definition | : | type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like herbs of New World tropics (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus maranta, |
| definition | : | herbs of tropical America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus musa, musa, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Musaceae: bananas (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | ensete, genus ensete, |
| definition | : | Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus strelitzia, strelitzia, |
| definition | : | small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus ravenala, |
| definition | : | woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus zingiber, zingiber, |
| definition | : | tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus areca, |
| definition | : | a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | attalea, genus attalea, |
| definition | : | unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus calamus, |
| definition | : | distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus corozo, |
| definition | : | a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | corypha, genus corypha, |
| definition | : | large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | euterpe, genus euterpe, |
| definition | : | a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus metroxylon, metroxylon, |
| definition | : | a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus orbignya, orbignya, |
| definition | : | palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus phoenix, phoenix, |
| definition | : | a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus raffia, genus raphia, raffia, raphia, |
| definition | : | feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus rhapis, rhapis, |
| definition | : | genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus xyris, xyris, |
| definition | : | chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus commelina, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | ananas, genus ananas, |
| definition | : | a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bromelia, |
| definition | : | the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus tillandsia, tillandsia, |
| definition | : | large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus mayaca, mayaca, |
| definition | : | small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | eriocaulon, genus eriocaulon, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | alisma, genus alisma, |
| definition | : | small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus sagittaria, sagittaria, |
| definition | : | genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | egeria, genus egeria, |
| definition | : | small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus potamogeton, potamogeton, |
| definition | : | a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus zannichellia, zannichellia, |
| definition | : | horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | genus zostera, zostera, |
| definition | : | (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants (noun.plant) |
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