liliid monocot family

Definitions of liliid monocot family

1. noun

   family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
   types:

   Iridaceae, family Iridaceae, iris family

   large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs

   Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family, family Amaryllidaceae

   snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae

   Hypoxidaceae, family Hypoxidaceae

   in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae

   Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family

   includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae

   Alliaceae, family Alliaceae

   one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium

   Aloeaceae, aloe family, family Aloeaceae

   one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

   Alstroemeriaceae, family Alstroemeriaceae

   one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae

   Aphyllanthaceae, family Aphyllanthaceae

   one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes

   Asparagaceae, family Asparagaceae

   one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus

   Asphodelaceae, family Asphodelaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae

   Colchicaceae, family Colchicaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa

   Hemerocallidaceae, family Hemerocallidaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis

   Funkaceae, Hostaceae, family Funkaceae, family Hostaceae

   one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta

   Hyacinthaceae, family Hyacinthaceae

   one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

   Melanthiaceae, family Melanthiaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum

   Ruscaceae, family Ruscaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

   Tecophilaeacea, family Tecophilaeacea

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

   Xanthorrhoeaceae, family Xanthorrhoeaceae, grass tree family

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

   Trilliaceae, family Trilliaceae, trillium family

   small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae

   Smilacaceae, subfamily Smilacaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

   Convallariaceae, family Convallariaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

   Uvulariaceae, subfamily Uvulariaceae

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae

   Taccaceae, family Taccaceae

   small family of tropical herbs

   Agavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae, sisal family

   chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae

   Dracaenaceae, Dracenaceae, subfamily Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae

   one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae

   genus Iris

   large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes

   type of:

   liliopsid family, monocot family

   family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed