English > liliid monocot genus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils. |
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| Member of | Liliidae, subclass Liliidae | One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones |
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| Narrower | Aletris, genus Aletris | small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia |
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| Allium, genus Allium | large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants |
| Amianthum, genus Amianthum | One species |
| Anthericum, genus Anthericum | genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs |
| Aphyllanthes, genus Aphyllanthes | One species |
| Asphodeline, genus Asphodeline | genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes |
| Asphodelus, genus Asphodelus | small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles |
| Belamcanda, genus Belamcanda | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae |
| Bessera, genus Bessera | small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico |
| 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 |
| Bomarea, genus Bomarea | large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers |
| Bowiea, genus Bowiea | small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems |
| Calochortus, genus Calochortus | large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs |
| Camassia, genus Camassia, Quamassia, genus Quamassia | genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs |
| Colchicum, genus Colchicum | chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs |
| Convallaria, genus Convallaria | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae |
| Cordyline, genus Cordyline | Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs |
| Erythronium, genus Erythronium | perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States |
| Fritillaria, genus Fritillaria | fritillary |
| Haemanthus, genus Haemanthus | genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs |
| Hemerocallis, genus Hemerocallis | east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks |
| Hosta, genus Hosta, Funka, genus Funka | Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers |
| Hyacinthoides, genus Hyacinthoides | small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa |
| Hypoxis, genus Hypoxis | small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk |
| Ixia, genus Ixia | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae |
| Lilium, genus Lilium | type genus of Liliaceae |
| Liriope, genus Liriope | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae |
| Maianthemum, genus Maianthemum | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae |
| Muscari, genus Muscari | sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae |
| Narthecium, genus Narthecium | bog asphodels |
| Nolina, genus Nolina | perennial plants resembling yucca |
| Ornithogalum, genus Ornithogalum | sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae |
| Polianthes, genus Polianthes | genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers |
| Polygonatum, genus Polygonatum | sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae |
| Ruscus, genus Ruscus | A genus of European evergreen shrubs |
| Sisyrinchium, genus Sisyrinchium | chiefly North American grasslike herbs |
| Smilax, genus Smilax | sometimes placed in Smilacaceae |
| Sparaxis, genus Sparaxis | deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa |
| Strekelia, genus Strekelia | A monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family |
| Tacca, genus Tacca | genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks / rootstocks and small umbellate flowers |
| Tofieldia, genus Tofieldia | genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions |
| Tulipa, genus Tulipa | Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs |
| Urginea, genus Urginea | Mediterranean liliaceous plants |
| Uvularia, genus Uvularia | genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States |
| Veratrum, genus Veratrum | A genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs |
| Xanthorroea, genus Xanthorroea | grass trees |
| Xerophyllum, genus Xerophyllum | small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves |
| Zigadenus, genus Zigadenus | genus of mostly North American poisonous plants |
| genus Agapanthus | small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants |
| genus Agave | type genus of the Agavaceae |
| genus Albuca | genus of bulbous plants of South Africa |
| genus Aloe | large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants |
| genus Alstroemeria | genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems |
| genus Amaryllis | type genus of the Amaryllidaceae |
| genus Asparagus | large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers |
| genus Aspidistra | genus of eastern Asiatic herbs |
| genus Brodiaea | genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers |
| genus Clintonia | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae |
| genus Crocus | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae |
| genus Dracaena | Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves |
| genus Freesia | cormous perennial herbs |
| genus Gladiolus | gladiolas |
| genus Gloriosa | sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae |
| genus Hippeastrum | Bulbous flowering plants of tropical America |
| genus Hyacinthus | sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus |
| genus Iris | large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes |
| genus Kniphofia | genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves |
| genus Narcissus | Old World perennial bulbous herbs |
| genus Sansevieria | Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family |
| genus Scilla | sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae |
| genus Trillium | deciduous perennial herbs |
| genus Yucca | Tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | liliid monocot genus |
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| Catalan | liliid monocot genus |
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