Meanings
liriope1
nounliriope (countable and uncountable, plural liriopes)
plural liriopes
- countableuncountableAny of the plants of the genus Liriope used as a groundcover in landscaping and gardening
[…] neighbors often stop in summer to admire the lushness of the Japanese lilies and the lavender spires of the liriope.
2007 March 25, Emily Brady, “Snipping a Vine and Sowing Dismay”, in New York Times
Liriope2
proper noun
- Greekhuman sciencesA Boeotian naiad (nymph) of Thespiae, said to be the mother of Narcissus.
If it’s been a while since you’ve read it, the story, in Ovid’s telling, goes like this: Narcissus is born gorgeous, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope.
2026 March 29, Ezra Klein, “I Saw Something New in San Francisco”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
From the genus name.
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APA
liriope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liriope
MLA
“liriope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liriope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liriope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liriope.
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