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lilioid

lilioid noun: 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.

Noun

lilioid (plural lilioids)

  1. 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.

Forms of lilioid

plurallilioids

Origin of lilioid

From lily + -oid.

Questions about lilioid

What does lilioid mean?
Lilioid means 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.
What part of speech is lilioid?
Lilioid is a noun.
What is the plural of lilioid?
The plural of lilioid is lilioids.

Words near lilioid in the dictionary

  1. lilim
  2. Lilimasan
  3. lilims
  4. lilin
  5. lilins
  6. lilioid
  7. lilioids
  8. liliopsid
  9. liliopsids
  10. lilipi
  11. lilipis

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