noun
family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family
• Hyponyms:
↑Iridaceae, ↑family Iridaceae, ↑iris family, ↑Amaryllidaceae, ↑family Amaryllidaceae, ↑amaryllis family, ↑Hypoxidaceae, ↑family Hypoxidaceae, ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family, ↑Alliaceae, ↑family Alliaceae, ↑Aloeaceae, ↑family Aloeaceae, ↑aloe family, ↑Alstroemeriaceae, ↑family Alstroemeriaceae, ↑Aphyllanthaceae, ↑family Aphyllanthaceae, ↑Asparagaceae, ↑family Asparagaceae, ↑Asphodelaceae, ↑family Asphodelaceae, ↑Colchicaceae, ↑family Colchicaceae, ↑Hemerocallidaceae, ↑family Hemerocallidaceae, ↑Hostaceae, ↑family Hostaceae, ↑Funkaceae, ↑family Funkaceae, ↑Hyacinthaceae, ↑family Hyacinthaceae, ↑Melanthiaceae, ↑family Melanthiaceae, ↑Ruscaceae, ↑family Ruscaceae, ↑Tecophilaeacea, ↑family Tecophilaeacea, ↑Xanthorrhoeaceae, ↑family Xanthorrhoeaceae, ↑grass tree family, ↑Trilliaceae, ↑family Trilliaceae, ↑trillium family, ↑Smilacaceae, ↑subfamily Smilacaceae, ↑Convallariaceae, ↑family Convallariaceae, ↑Uvulariaceae, ↑subfamily Uvulariaceae, ↑Taccaceae, ↑family Taccaceae, ↑Agavaceae, ↑family Agavaceae, ↑agave family, ↑sisal family, ↑Dracenaceae, ↑subfamily Dracenaceae, ↑Dracaenaceae, ↑subfamily Dracaenaceae
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliidae, ↑subclass Liliidae
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