'Liliopsida' definitions:
Definition of 'Liliopsida'
(from WordNet)
noun
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 [syn: Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida]
Definition of 'Liliopsida'
From: GCIDE
- Liliopsida \Liliopsida\ n. A class comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves. It includes the grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.
- Syn: Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, class Liliopsida. [WordNet 1.5]