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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Liliales — thelilies and related plants.
Etymologies
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- formerly classified as Liliaceae, but more recently placed in the new family Agavaceae - are found in the southwestern (and, to some extent, southeastern) United States, Mexico, and the West Indies.
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- formerly classified as Liliaceae, but more recently placed in the new family Agavaceae - are found in the southwestern (and, to some extent, southeastern) United States, Mexico and the West Indies.
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- formerly classified as Liliaceae, but more recently placed in the new family Agavaceae - are found in the southwestern (and, to some extent, southeastern) United States, Mexico and the West Indies.
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The major botanical families tend to be named for a distinguished, familiar plant: The rose rules the Roseaceae, the lily the Liliaceae, the aster the Asteraceae.
Oregano, basil and other members of the mint family dominate the herb garden Barbara Damrosch 2010
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The major botanical families tend to be named for a distinguished, familiar plant: The rose rules the Roseaceae, the lily the Liliaceae, the aster the Asteraceae.
Oregano, basil and other members of the mint family dominate the herb garden 2010
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The major botanical families tend to be named for a distinguished, familiar plant: The rose rules the Roseaceae, the lily the Liliaceae, the aster the Asteraceae.
Oregano, basil and other members of the mint family dominate the herb garden 2010
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Garlic (Allium sativum), a member of the Liliaceae (Lily) Family, helps one be more resistant to infection.
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The families of plants which have the greatest number of rare and endangered species are Liliaceae, Orchidaceae, Rosaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae. 15 out of 68 rare and endangered plant species of the Kopet Dag range seem to have vanished due to habitat decline.
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Ephemers and ephemeroids are two other dominant life forms that can complete their annual life cycle during the short spring (species in the families Liliaceae and Amaryllidaceae; genera Tulipa, Ornithogalum, Gagea, Ixiolirion, and Eremurus).
Kazakh steppe 2008
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Some of the endemic plants are extremely rare due to restricted ranges, such as Aloe suzannae (Liliaceae) and the palm, Dypsis decaryi, as well as tiny Euphorbia herbs, Pachypodium spp., and Hibiscus shrubs exploited for the ornamental and nursery trades.
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