liliaceous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   botany: belonging or relating to the lily family Liliaceae

   The botanist identified the bulbous specimen as a liliaceous plant.

2. 2
   adj

   resembling a lily, especially in having a regular flower with a similar perianth

   The plant produced a pale liliaceous flower above its long leaves.

From Late Latin liliaceus, 'lilylike,' from Latin lilium, 'lily,' + -aceus, a suffix indicating resemblance or relation. Botanical classification uses it both for the family Liliaceae and for flowers with a lilylike structure.

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