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   liliopsid
         n 1: a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by
               deposits on its inside [syn: {monocot}, {monocotyledon},
               {liliopsid}, {endogen}]

English Dictionary: liliopsid genus by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liliopsid family
n
  1. family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    Synonym(s): monocot family, liliopsid family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liliopsid genus
n
  1. genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    Synonym(s): monocot genus, liliopsid genus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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
    Synonym(s): Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lupine \Lu"pine\, n. [L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr.
      lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so
      called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F.
      lupin. Cf. {Wolf}.] (Bot.)
      A leguminous plant of the genus {Lupinus}, especially {L.
      albus}, the seeds of which have been used for food from
      ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United
      States is {L. perennis}. There are many species in
      California.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lupinine \Lu"pin*ine\, n. (Chem.)
      An alkaloid found in several species of lupine ({Lupinus
      luteus}, {L. albus}, etc.), and extracted as a bitter
      crystalline substance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ptarmigan \Ptar"mi*gan\, n. [Gael. tarmachan; cf. Ir. tarmochan,
      tarmonach.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any grouse of the genus {Lagopus}, of which numerous species
      are known. The feet are completely feathered. Most of the
      species are brown in summer, but turn white, or nearly white,
      in winter.
  
      Note: They chiefly inhabit the northern countries and high
               mountains of Europe, Asia, and America. The common
               European species is {Lagopus mutus}. The Scotch grouse,
               red grouse, or moor fowl ({L. Scoticus}), is reddish
               brown, and does not turn white in winter. The white, or
               willow, ptarmigan ({L. albus}) is found in both Europe
               and America.
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