lilioid

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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.

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Meanings

nounlilioid (plural lilioids)

plural lilioids

  1. biologyAny 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.

Origin

From lily + -oid.

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APA

lilioid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lilioid

MLA

“lilioid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lilioid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lilioid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lilioid.

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