Liliopsida

2 definitions found

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Liliopsida
       n : 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}, {class Liliopsida}]