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GENUS LIRIOPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf
Synonyms:
genus Liriope; Liriope
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Liriope" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "genus Liriope"):
lily turf; lilyturf; Liriope muscari (Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover)
Holonyms ("genus Liriope" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
