NOUN
- includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
How To Use Liliaceae In A Sentence
- (Liliaceae) polyembryony results from an adventitious production of embryos from the cells of the nucellus around the top of the embryo-sac. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
- (Liliaceae) polyembryony results from an adventitious production of embryos from the cells of the nucellus around the top of the embryo-sac. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
- Liliaceae (lilies) A large family of monocotyledonous plants. Their taxonomy is much in dispute, with groups that were formerly sections now regarded with new evidence as being separate families.
- The coal measures contain not only fern-like cryptogamic plants and phanerogamic monocotyledons (grasses, yucc-like Liliaceae and palms), but also gymnospermic dicotyledons (Coniferae and Cycadeae), amounting in all to nearly 400 species, as characteristic of the coal formations. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1