liliaceousadj.
/ˌlɪlɪˈeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌlɪliˈeɪʃəs/ Pertaining to, or characteristic of, lilies or the family Liliaceæ; lily-like.
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liliaceous1731
1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Liliaceous, of, pertaining to, or like lilies, of the lily kind.
1775 F. Masson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 285 [A flower] of the lilaceous kind, with a long spike of pendulous flowers, of a greenish azure colour..(this is ixia viridis).
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. i. 27 The calyx..is wanting in the greater part of the liliaceous tribe.
1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) ii. 32 The large liliaceous plants, which shaded the streamlets.
a1856 H. Miller Testimony of Rocks (1857) ii. 95 Aquatic plants and liliaceous roots.
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