genus lilium

Thân thiện

The botanist carefully examines a genus Lilium specimen in the greenhouse.

Definition

Noun: The genus Lilium is the type genus of the family Liliaceae. It comprises a group of flowering plants commonly known as true lilies.

Usage

• The term "genus Lilium" is used in botanical and scientific contexts to refer to the taxonomic category containing species of true lilies.
• It distinguishes these plants from other flowers with "lily" in their common name (e.g., daylilies, water lilies) which belong to different genera.

Examples

• Botanists study the evolution of flowering plants within genus Lilium.
• The Easter lily is a well-known species in genus Lilium.
• This garden specializes in cultivating various bulbs from genus Lilium.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic hierarchy, is the genus rank, sitting above species (e.g., ) and below the family Liliaceae.
• The genus is characterized by large, often fragrant flowers with six tepals, bulbs composed of scales, and narrow leaves.

Variants and Related Words

• Lily (n.): The common name for plants within genus (e.g., tiger lily, Madonna lily).
• Liliaceae (n.): The plant family to which genus belongs, also known as the lily family.

Synonyms

• (The) Lily genus

Notes

• "Genus Lilium" is a formal scientific name. In non-scientific writing, it is often simply referred to as "lilies" or "the lily genus."
• The word "genus" is often italicized in scientific texts (), while "genus Lilium" in plain text is also acceptable.

Học thuật

Noun

1. type genus of Liliaceae

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Lilium
• genus Lilium