Liliidae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Liliidae \Liliidae\ prop. n.
     one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; it
     comprises 17 families including: {Liliaceae}; {Alliaceae};
     {Amaryllidaceae}; {Iridaceae}; {Orchidaceae}; {Trilliaceae}.
  
     Syn: subclass Liliidae.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Liliidae
       n : one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones;
           comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae;
           Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae [syn:
            {subclass Liliidae}]