English
lilioid
From lily + -oid.
Formed from lily + -oid
Ancient Greek λείριον ‘Madonna lily’
Latin līlia
Old English lilie ‘a lily’
Middle English lilie ‘a representation of a lily’
English lily
Today it means
noun Any of a grade of five monocot orders (Petrosaviales, Dioscoreales, Pandanales, Liliales and Asparagales) in which most species have flowers with relatively large, coloured tepals resembling those of a lily.
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Etymograph / lilioid