LILIACEOUS

liliaceous

(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

liliaceous (comparative more liliaceous, superlative most liliaceous)

(botany) of the Liliaceae family, which contains the lily, and tulip, but which formerly contained a great number of plants now in other families.

Source: Wiktionary


Lil`i*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. liliaceus, fr. lilium lily. See Lily.] (Bot.) (a) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples. (b) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HYPOTHETICAL

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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