lil|i|a|ceous

lil|i|a|ceous
lil|i|a|ceous «LIHL ee AY shuhs», adjective.
1. of or characteristic of lilies.
2. belonging to the lily family.
[< Late Latin līliāceus (with English -ous) lilylike < Latin līlium lily]

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  • ceous — a·ceous; ac·i·na·ceous; al·li·a·ceous; al·si·na·ceous; al·tin·gi·a·ceous; al·u·ta·ceous; am·a·ryl·li·da·ceous; am·bro·si·a·ceous; am·en·ta·ceous; am·pul·la·ceous; am·y·la·ceous; api·a·ceous; ara·li·a·ceous; ar·bo·ra·ceous; ar·e·na·ceous;… …   English syllables

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  • Liliaceous — Lil i*a ceous (l[i^]l [i^]*[=a] sh[u^]s), a. [L. liliaceus, fr. lilium lily. See {Lily}.] (Bot.) (a) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well known examples. (b) Like the blossom of a lily in general… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

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