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LILIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lilium mean? 

LILIUM (noun)
  The noun LILIUM has 1 sense:

1. type genus of Liliaceaeplay

  Familiarity information: LILIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LILIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of Liliaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Lilium; Lilium

Hypernyms ("Lilium" 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 "Lilium"):

lily (any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers)

Lilium auratum; mountain lily (Japanese lily with golden rays)

Holonyms ("Lilium" 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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