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liliaceous

/lil-ee-ey-shuhs/US // ˌlɪl iˈeɪ ʃəs //UK // (ˌlɪlɪˈeɪʃəs) //

百合花,百合花的,百合科的,百合科

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or like the lily.
    • : belonging to the plant family Liliaceae.

Examples

  • Its borders are fringed with the monomin of the Chippewas, or wild rice, and several of the liliaceous water plants.

  • This is the Tuberose, a liliaceous plant, so commonly cultivated in our conservatories.

  • Scilla, sil′a, n. a genus of liliaceous plants, as the squill.

  • Smilax, smī′laks, n. a genus of liliaceous plants, type of the tribe Smilace—the roots of several species yield sarsaparilla.

  • Two liliaceous plants of low altitude are always objects of marked interest.