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
- : 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.
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