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Meaning of "liliaceous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LILIACEOUS

From Late Latin līliāceus, from līlium lily.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LILIACEOUS

liliaceous  [ˌlɪlɪˈeɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LILIACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Liliaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LILIACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

liliaceous

Liliaceae

The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of fifteen genera and approximately 600 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair amount of morphological diversity despite genetic similarity. Common characteristics include large flowers with parts arranged in threes: with six colored or patterned petaloid tepals arranged in two whorls, six stamens and a superior ovary. The leaves are linear in shape, with their veins usually arranged parallel to the edges, single and arranged alternating on the stem, or in a rosette at the base. Most species are grown from bulbs, although some have rhizomes. First described in 1789, the lily family became a paraphyletic "catch-all" group of petaloid monocots that did not fit into other families and included a great number of genera now included in other families and in some cases in other orders. Consequently many sources and descriptions labelled "Liliaceae" deal with the broader sense of the family. The family evolved approximately 68 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous to Early Paleogene eras.

Definition of liliaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of liliaceous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Liliaceae, a family of plants having showy flowers and a bulb or bulblike organ: includes the lily, tulip, and bluebell.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LILIACEOUS


alliaceous
ˌælɪˈeɪʃəs
anacardiaceous
ˌænəˌkɑːdɪˈeɪʃəs
aquifoliaceous
ˌækwɪˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
bignoniaceous
bɪɡˌnəʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
bromeliaceous
brəʊˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs
caesalpiniaceous
ˌsɛzælˌpɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
caprifoliaceous
ˌkæprɪˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
coriaceous
ˌkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs
foliaceous
ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
geraniaceous
dʒɪˌreɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
loganiaceous
ləʊˌɡeɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
magnoliaceous
mæɡˌnəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
nymphaeaceous
ˌnɪmfɪˈeɪʃəs
ostreaceous
ˌɒstrɪˈeɪʃəs
paleaceous
ˌpeɪlɪˈeɪʃəs
polemoniaceous
ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
scrophulariaceous
ˌskrɒfjʊˌlɛərɪˈeɪʃəs
sterculiaceous
stɜːˌkjuːlɪˈeɪʃəs
subcoriaceous
ˌsʌbkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs
tiliaceous
ˌtɪlɪˈeɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LILIACEOUS

lilac
lilangeni
Lilburn
Lilburne
lilied
Lilienthal
lilies
lilies of the valley
Lilith
Liliuokalani
Lille
Lillee
lilliput
Lilliputian
lilly-pilly
Lilo
Lilongwe
lilt
lilting
liltingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE LILIACEOUS

arenaceous
argillaceous
carbonaceous
chartaceous
cretaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
ericaceous
farinaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
predaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of liliaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «liliaceous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LILIACEOUS

Find out the translation of liliaceous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of liliaceous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «liliaceous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

百合科
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

liliácea
570 millions of speakers

English

liliaceous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बकाइन जैसा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

liliaceous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лилейный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liliaceous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিলিগোত্রীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

liliacées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Liliaceous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lilien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゆり科
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liliaceous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về cây hoa bách hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

liliaceous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिलिसीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zambakgillere ait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liliacee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

liliaceous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лілейної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liliaceelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρινοειδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lelie achtigen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liliaceous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

liliaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of liliaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LILIACEOUS»

The term «liliaceous» is normally little used and occupies the 128.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LILIACEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about liliaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LILIACEOUS»

Discover the use of liliaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to liliaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Botany for Beginners: An Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's ...
In commencing. our remarks upon some of the natural famihes, we will first consider the LILIACEoUS FLoWERS. " 456. These flowers consist of six petals, s reading gradually from the base, and exhibiting a kind of be] -form appearance, but ...
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, 1850
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The Universal Gardener and Botanist: or, a general ...
LILIACKÆ, Liliaceous Plants, plants whose flowers resemble those of a lily. Liliaceous plants are such as have six regular petals, in the form of a lily ; or three , or even one petal deeply divided into six segments, and assume a lily-flower form ...
Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie, 1778
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Notes on the Distribution of the Amaryllideae and of Certain ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
A. Worsley, 2011
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A Manual of Botany for the Northern and Middle States
Сон-01 3pettalled or calyx -Sleaved; as Water-plantain, Rush-grass, Аист-нет]. — Tonics and rough cattle fodder. 6. ЕпзАтш. Liliaceous )lantswith sword- formienves ; aslris, Blue-eyed grass, irginian spiderwort. AutisCorbutics and Tonics. 7.
Amos EATON, 1822
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Manual of botany, for the northern and middle states of ...
EnsaT-Ж. Liliaceous plants with sword-form leaves ; as Iris, Blue-eyed grass, Virginian spiderwort. Antiscorbutics and Tonics. 7. Orchidee. With fleshy roots, stamens on the pistils, pollen glutinous, flowers of singular structure with the germ ...
Amos Eaton, 1822
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A Manual of Botany for the Northern States: Comprising ...
Corol 3-pettalled or calyx 3-leaved ; as \Vater-plantain, Rush-grass, Arrow-head. Tonics and rough cattle fodder. 6. Exsatjr. Liliaceous plants with sword-form leaves ; as Iris, Blue-eyed grass, Virginian spiderwort. Antiscorbutics and Tonics. 7.
Amos Eaton, 1818
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Familiar Lectures on Botany: Including Practical and ...
Corol* 3-petalled or calyx 3-leaved; as Water-plantain, Rush-grass, Arrow-head. Tonics and rough cattle fodder. 6. Ensat.s. Liliaceous plants with sword-form leaves ; as Iris, Blue-eyed grass, Virginian spiderwort. Antiscorbutics and tonics. 7.
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, 1829
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New Edition of Botany for Beginners: An Introduction to Mrs. ...
In commencing our remarks upon some of the natural families, we will first consider the LILIACEOUS FLOWERS. 450. These flowers consist of six petals, spreading gradually from the base, and exhibiting a kind of bell-forrn appearance but ...
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, 1873
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A Botanical Description of British Plants in the Midland ...
For instance, this number of sis stamen*, •ometimes only (hree, of six petals or divisions of the eorol, and that triangular form of the germen with Hs three cells, determine the liliaceous tribe;" and in all this tribe, which is very numerous, the roots ...
Thomas Purton, James Sowerby, 1817
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The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
Having had an opportunity in the Indies to consider this plant better, M. Garcin soon found that it justly belonged to the liliaceous tribe. It is known that the liliaceous plants have several characters, which distinguish them very well. Their roots ...
‎1809

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LILIACEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term liliaceous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Onion as kingmaker
The liliaceous plant, whose bulb is a staple in Indian curries, has pushed incensed women and men onto the streets, giving the ruling UPA ... «Khaleej Times, Sep 13»
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The political price of onions
As prices trebled over a period of three weeks, touching Rs.90 a kg in some parts of the country, the liliaceous plant, whose bulb is the mainstay ... «The Hindu, Dec 10»

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