liliidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Liliidae*:
NOUN	plant	Liliidae, subclass Liliidae	one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones

English > *Liliidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae.
Synonym	subclass Liliidae
Member of	Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida	Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves
Members	Liliales, order Liliales	An order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
	Orchidales, order Orchidales	Order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds
	liliid monocot family	family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae
	liliid monocot genus	genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Broader	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Catalan	Lílida

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