liliacé — ⇒LILIACÉ, ÉE, ÉES, adj. et subst. fém. plur. I. Adj., littér. et rare. Qui a l apparence du lis. La ramure du vieux merisier reposait sur son toit de tuiles ainsi qu une nuée délicate, transparente d un glacis liliacé (GENEVOIX, Raboliot, 1925, p … Encyclopédie Universelle
crinoïdes — [ krinɔid ] n. m. pl. • 1823; gr. crinoeides « en forme de lis » ♦ Zool. Classe d échinodermes marins, munis de cirres, dont certaines espèces abyssales sont fixées par un pédoncule. Au sing. L encrine est un crinoïde. crinoïdes n. m. pl. ZOOL… … Encyclopédie Universelle
liliacées — [ liljase ] n. f. pl. • fin XVIIe; bas lat. liliaceus, de lilium → lis ♦ Bot. Famille de plantes monocotylédones comprenant des plantes arborescentes et surtout herbacées, cultivées notamment comme ornementales (lis, tulipe) ou alimentaires (ail … Encyclopédie Universelle
Asparagus — As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asparagus beetle — Asparagus As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asparagus officinalis — Asparagus As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asparagus officinalis — Asparagus As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asparagus racemosus — Asparagus As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crioceris asparagi — Asparagus As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petaloideous — Pet al*oid e*ous, a. (Bot.) Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. [1913 Webster] {Petaloideous division}, that division of endogenous plants in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline, embracing the {Liliace[ae]},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English