HyperDic: trilliaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Trilliaceae:
NOUNplantTrilliaceae, family Trilliaceae, trillium familysmall family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals
English > Trilliaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
Synonymsfamily Trilliaceae, trillium family
Member ofLiliales, order LilialesAn order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
Membersgenus Trilliumdeciduous perennial herbs
Broaderliliid monocot familyfamily of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae

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