family liliaceae
English Thesaurus
1. includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliid monocot family, |
| definition | : | family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | liliaceous plant, |
| definition | : | plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus agapanthus, |
| definition | : | small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus albuca, |
| definition | : | genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | aletris, genus aletris, |
| definition | : | small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | alliaceae, family alliaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | allium, genus allium, |
| definition | : | large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | aloe family, aloeaceae, family aloeaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus aloe, |
| definition | : | large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus kniphofia, |
| definition | : | genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | alstroemeriaceae, family alstroemeriaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus alstroemeria, |
| definition | : | genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | amianthum, genus amianthum, |
| definition | : | one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | anthericum, genus anthericum, |
| definition | : | genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | aphyllanthaceae, family aphyllanthaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | aphyllanthes, genus aphyllanthes, |
| definition | : | one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | asparagaceae, family asparagaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus asparagus, |
| definition | : | large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | asphodel, |
| definition | : | any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | asphodeline, genus asphodeline, |
| definition | : | genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | asphodelus, genus asphodelus, |
| definition | : | small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus aspidistra, |
| definition | : | genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bessera, genus bessera, |
| definition | : | small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bloomeria, genus bloomeria, |
| definition | : | small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bowiea, genus bowiea, |
| definition | : | small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus brodiaea, |
| definition | : | genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | erythronium, genus erythronium, |
| definition | : | perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus tulipa, tulipa, |
| definition | : | Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | colchicaceae, family colchicaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | colchicum, genus colchicum, |
| definition | : | chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus gloriosa, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | family hemerocallidaceae, hemerocallidaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus hemerocallis, hemerocallis, |
| definition | : | east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | funka, genus funka, genus hosta, hosta, |
| definition | : | robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | family hyacinthaceae, hyacinthaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus hyacinthus, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus hyacinthoides, hyacinthoides, |
| definition | : | small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus muscari, muscari, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus scilla, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus tofieldia, tofieldia, |
| definition | : | genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus urginea, urginea, |
| definition | : | Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus ruscus, ruscus, |
| definition | : | a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | family melanthiaceae, melanthiaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus veratrum, veratrum, |
| definition | : | a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | family ruscaceae, ruscaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | family tecophilaeacea, tecophilaeacea, |
| definition | : | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus xerophyllum, xerophyllum, |
| definition | : | small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus zigadenus, zigadenus, |
| definition | : | genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus paris, paris, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | smilacaceae, subfamily smilacaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus smilax, smilax, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in Smilacaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | convallariaceae, family convallariaceae, |
| definition | : | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus clintonia, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus liriope, liriope, |
| definition | : | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | liliales, order liliales, |
| definition | : | an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | liliaceous, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | liliaceous, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae (adj.pert) |
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