ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lilium + -ales
: an order of monocotyledonous plants with complete, perfect, and typically trimerous flowers, a compound ovary, and seeds with an oily or fleshy endosperm — see amaryllidaceae , iridaceae , liliaceae