1. family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
liliid monocot family
n 1: family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae;
mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and
compound pistils