noun
an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
• Syn: ↑order Liliales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliidae, ↑subclass Liliidae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncaceae, ↑rush family, ↑Dioscoreaceae, ↑family Dioscoreaceae, ↑yam family, ↑Haemodoraceae, ↑family Haemodoraceae, ↑bloodwort family, ↑Iridaceae, ↑family Iridaceae, ↑iris family, ↑Amaryllidaceae, ↑family Amaryllidaceae, ↑amaryllis family, ↑Hypoxidaceae, ↑family Hypoxidaceae, ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family, ↑Trilliaceae, ↑family Trilliaceae, ↑trillium family, ↑Taccaceae, ↑family Taccaceae, ↑Agavaceae, ↑family Agavaceae, ↑agave family, ↑sisal family
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.