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liliate

/ˈlɪliət/

liliate adjective: pertaining to Liliopsida.

Adjective

liliate (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to Liliopsida.
    • In dicotyledonous groups a general trend originated towards the developments of a tectate ectexine (Walker 1974a), a trait apparently not exhibited by the Monocotyledons (or only appearing in some advanced liliate taxa).1976, Glimpses in Plant Research, page 95
    • As an example of the methodology a sample of eighty-eight liliate families has been classified using data pertaining to fifty-one attributes and using an intensely clustering sorting strategy.1977, Klaus Kubitzki, Flowering Plants, page 77
  2. Like a lily.
    • Tall, liliate flowers screening the rabbits' pen harmonize with floral patterns in the M ( Memento ) and in the enamel-like design behind it .1972, Giovannino de' Grassi, Millard Meiss, The Visconti Hours, National Library, Florence, page 85
    • The liliate or pattée cross.2014, Eduard Wagner, Zoroslava Drobná, Jan Durdík, Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons, page 116

Noun

liliate (plural liliates)

  1. A flowering plant belonging to the class Liliopsida.
    • There is a phytochemical link between alismatid ("helobial") taxa and herbaceous ranunculalean ones, but it is a question if one may deduce from this correspondence that the Alismatidae are the most primitive liliates and all other monocots are derived from them, and also whether their...1987, A. D. J. Meeuse, All about angiosperms, page 55
    • In Timisoara, the most important anemophile taxa belong to wooden magnoliates (14), herbaceous magnoliates (6), liliates (2) and pinnates (2).2004, “Quantitative and qualitative study of the atmospheric pollen in 2001”, in Annals of West University of Timişoara, ser. Biology, volume 7

Forms of liliate

pluralliliates

Questions about liliate

What does liliate mean?
Liliate means pertaining to Liliopsida.
What part of speech is liliate?
Liliate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce liliate?
Liliate is pronounced /ˈlɪliət/.

Words near liliate in the dictionary

  1. liliaceous
  2. Lilian
  3. Liliana
  4. Lilianna
  5. Lilias
  6. liliate
  7. liliates
  8. Lilibet
  9. Lilibeth
  10. Lilibeths
  11. lilied

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