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- noun genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
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- Fritillaria
- aletris
- allium
- amianthum
- aphyllanthes
- asphodeline
- asphodelus
- belamcanda
- bessera
- blandfordia
- bloomeria
- bomarea
- bowiea
- calochortus
- camassia
- convallaria
- erythronium
- funka
- genus agapanthus
- genus agave
- genus albuca
- genus aletris
- genus allium
- genus aloe
- genus alstroemeria
- genus amaryllis
- genus amianthum
- genus anthericum
- genus aphyllanthes
- genus asparagus
- genus asphodeline
- genus asphodelus
- genus aspidistra
- genus belamcanda
- genus bessera
- genus blandfordia
- genus bloomeria
- genus bomarea
- genus bowiea
- genus brodiaea
- genus calochortus
- genus camassia
- genus clintonia
- genus colchicum
- genus convallaria
- genus cordyline
- genus crocus
- genus dracaena
- genus erythronium
- genus freesia
- genus fritillaria
- genus funka
- genus gladiolus
- genus gloriosa
- genus haemanthus
- genus hemerocallis
- genus hippeastrum
- genus hosta
- genus hyacinthoides
- genus hyacinthus
- genus hypoxis
- genus iris
- genus ixia
- genus kniphofia
- genus lilium
- genus liriope
- genus maianthemum
- genus muscari
- genus narcissus
- genus narthecium
- genus nolina
- genus ornithogalum
- genus polianthes
- genus polygonatum
- genus quamassia
- genus ruscus
- genus sansevieria
- genus scilla
- genus sisyrinchium
- genus smilax
- genus sparaxis
- genus strekelia
- genus tacca
- genus tofieldia
- genus trillium
- genus tulipa
- genus urginea
- genus uvularia
- genus veratrum
- genus xanthorroea
- genus xerophyllum
- genus yucca
- genus zigadenus
- haemanthus
- hemerocallis
- hosta
- hyacinthoides
- hypoxis
- ixia
- lilium
- liriope
- maianthemum
- muscari
- narthecium
- nolina
- ornithogalum
- polianthes
- polygonatum
- quamassia
- ruscus
- sisyrinchium
- smilax
- sparaxis
- strekelia
- tacca
- tofieldia
- tulipa
- urginea
- uvularia
- veratrum
- xanthorroea
- xerophyllum
- zigadenus
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