genus Lilium

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genus Lilium - type genus of Liliaceae

liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae

lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

Lilium auratum, mountain lily - Japanese lily with golden rays

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True lilies belong to the genus Lilium and grow from plump, scaly bulbs.

WIT & WISDOM: from The Old Farmer's Almanac, always 'useful, with a pleasant degree of humor'

The genus Lilium divides into seven sections (De Jong, 1974)with almost 100 species.

EFFECT OF RADIATION ON MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS OF DIFFERENT CULTIVARS OF LILIUM AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF MUTANTS THROUGH MOLECULAR MARKERS

Genus Lilium is one of the interesting materials for genome research because of their huge genome size its haploid DNA contents (1C) ranges from 13.70 pg in L.

Random PCR of Micro-dissected Chromosome Amplified Predominantly Repeated DNA in Lilium tigrinum

It features a fragrant display of stunning specimens from the genus Lilium. This family of flowers is as big as it is good looking.

Beauty blooms at Tower Hill; 52nd annual lily show begins

Wilson award for outstanding contributions to the genus Lilium. And, he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1987.

The 2005 Prairie Garden Award for Excellence Honeywood (Dr. A. J. Porter) Heritage Nursery

The genus Lilium is native to Asia, Europe, and North America in the northern hemisphere and includes approximately 100 species (McRae, 1998).

POLYPLOID PRODUCTION IN LILIUM LEICHTLINII VAR. MAXIMOWICZII USING COLCHICINE

It is the MRLS's fondest wish that more people come to love and grow martagons and all other species and hybrids of the genus Lilium.