liliopsid
- n a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside
liliopsid family
- n family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
liliopsid genus
- n genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
liliopsida
- n comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae
lilith
- n in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children
lilium canadense
- n common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
lilium candidum
- n lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
lilium catesbaei
- n lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
lilium columbianum
- n lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
lilium lancifolium
- n east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
lilium longiflorum
- n tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring