lilioid

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English

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Etymology

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lily +‎ -oid

Noun

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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.