class liliopsida

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
class Liliopsida
    n 1: 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}, {Liliopsida},
         {class Liliopsida}]