LIRIOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Liriope mean? 

• LIRIOPE (noun)
  The noun LIRIOPE has 1 sense:

1. sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIRIOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Liriope; Liriope

Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("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)