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lilac-pink |
lilac-purple |
lilacin |
lilangeni |
liliaceae |
liliaceous
| liliaceous plant
| lilial
| liliales
| lilian alicia marks
| lilied
liliaceous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective liliaceous has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
liliaceous, a. [L. liliaceus, fr. lilium lily. See Lily.].
Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
liliaceous, adj.
1 of or relating to the family Liliaceae of plants with elongated leaves growing from a corm, bulb, or rhizome, e.g. tulip, lily, or onion.
2 lily-like.
1 of or relating to the family Liliaceae of plants with elongated leaves growing from a corm, bulb, or rhizome, e.g. tulip, lily, or onion.
2 lily-like.
Etymology
LL liliaceus f. L lilium lily
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