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family Liliaceae

family Liliaceae

7.1
A group of flowering plants like lilies and tulips
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌlɪliˈeɪsiˌi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Liliaceae
  • The family Liliaceae includes many well-known garden plants such as lilies and tulips.

Examples

  • Members of the family Liliaceae are found in diverse habitats around the world.

  • The family Liliaceae includes many beautiful flowers.

  • Recent studies have led botanists to reclassify some genera once considered part of the family Liliaceae.

  • Did you know that the family Liliaceae has over 300 species?

  • The family Liliaceae includes beautiful flowers like tulips and daylilies that bloom in spring.

  • Many species in the family Liliaceae are popular in gardens for their stunning blossoms.

  • Botanists often study plants from the family Liliaceae due to their diversity and ecological importance.

Synonyms

Liliaceae
vsfamily Liliaceae
  • Specialized
9.3

A group of flowering plants like lilies and other garden flowers

is broader, noting occasional reclassification into separate families
lily family
vsfamily Liliaceae
  • Specialized
5.6

A group of flowering plants like tulips that often grow from bulbs

is the formal scientific term for the group and notes it may be reclassified

Surface Forms

family Liliaceae singular
families Liliaceae plural

Morphology

family + Liliaceae

This phrase is fully compositional: 'family' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Liliaceae' is the proper name of that family, so together they mean the family called Liliaceae (the lily family). The grammar and lexical logic mirror common cross-linguistic taxonomic naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the meaning.

Etymology

Family Liliaceae comes from the lily name Lilium and the family ending -aceae, so it literally means the 'lily family', a group of related flowering plants like lilies and tulips.