liliaceae

Noun
  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 (synset 112444070)
    is a type of: liliid monocot family - family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
    member holonym:
    • liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
    • genus lilium, lilium - type genus of Liliaceae
    • genus agapanthus - small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae
    • genus albuca - genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
    • aletris, genus aletris - small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
    • 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
    • allium, genus allium - large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
    • aloe family, aloeaceae, family aloeaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    • genus aloe - large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae
    • genus kniphofia - genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae
    • 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
    • genus alstroemeria - genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae
    • amianthum, genus amianthum - one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
    • anthericum, genus anthericum - genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
    • aphyllanthaceae, family aphyllanthaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
    • aphyllanthes, genus aphyllanthes - one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
    • asparagaceae, family asparagaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
    • genus asparagus - 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
    • asphodelaceae, family asphodelaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
    • asphodel - any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
    • asphodeline, genus asphodeline - 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
    • asphodelus, genus asphodelus - 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
    • genus aspidistra - genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae
    • bessera, genus bessera - small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
    • blandfordia, genus blandfordia - small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs
    • bloomeria, genus bloomeria - small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
    • bowiea, genus bowiea - small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
    • genus brodiaea - genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
    • calochortus, genus calochortus - large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
    • camassia, genus camassia, genus quamassia, quamassia - genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
    • erythronium, genus erythronium - perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
    • fritillaria, genus fritillaria - fritillary
    • genus tulipa, tulipa - Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs
    • colchicaceae, family colchicaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa
    • colchicum, genus colchicum - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
    • genus gloriosa - sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily
    • family hemerocallidaceae, hemerocallidaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
    • genus hemerocallis, hemerocallis - east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
    • family funkaceae, family hostaceae, funkaceae, hostaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
    • funka, genus funka, genus hosta, hosta - robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
    • family hyacinthaceae, hyacinthaceae - one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    • genus hyacinthus - sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus
    • genus hyacinthoides, hyacinthoides - small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
    • genus ornithogalum, ornithogalum - sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
    • genus muscari, muscari - sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
    • genus scilla - sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
    • genus tofieldia, tofieldia - genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
    • genus urginea, urginea - Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
    • genus ruscus, ruscus - a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
    • family melanthiaceae, melanthiaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
    • genus narthecium, narthecium - bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
    • genus veratrum, veratrum - a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
    • family ruscaceae, ruscaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    • family tecophilaeacea, tecophilaeacea - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    • genus xerophyllum, xerophyllum - small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
    • family xanthorrhoeaceae, grass tree family, xanthorrhoeaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    • genus xanthorroea, xanthorroea - grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae
    • genus zigadenus, zigadenus - genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
    • genus paris, paris - sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
    • smilacaceae, subfamily smilacaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    • genus smilax, smilax - sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
    • convallariaceae, family convallariaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    • convallaria, genus convallaria - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
    • genus clintonia - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae
    • genus liriope, liriope - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf
    • genus maianthemum, maianthemum - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley
    • genus polygonatum, polygonatum - sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae
    • subfamily uvulariaceae, uvulariaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
    belongs to: liliales, order liliales - an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
    same as: family liliaceae, lily family

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