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GENUS LIRIOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Liriope mean?
• GENUS LIRIOPE (noun)
The noun GENUS LIRIOPE has 1 sense:
1. sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf
Familiarity information: GENUS LIRIOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Liriope; Liriope
Hypernyms ("genus Liriope" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "genus Liriope"):
lily turf; lilyturf; Liriope muscari (Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover)
Holonyms ("genus Liriope" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
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