lilioid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lily +‎ -oid

Noun[edit]

lilioid (plural lilioids)

  1. (botany) Any of a grade of five monocot orders (Petrosaviales, Dioscoreales, Pandanales, Liliales and Asparagales) in which most species have flowers with relatively large, coloured tepals resembling those of a lily.