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liriope noun[ C or U ] uk /lɪˈraɪ.ə.pi/ us /ləˈraɪ.ə.pi/ a low, evergreen garden plant (= one that never loses its leaves) that has long, thin leaves and looks like a type of grass: Liriopes spread easily, filling in areas quite quickly. Oriental and Asiatic lilies grow well with a low groundcover such as liriope. She will discuss the keys to successful landscape performance of different liriope varieties. A lot of the liriope she had planted in her yard was killed by the drought. Liriope muscari forms clumps of strap-shaped evergreen leaves with spikes of mauve flowers in autumn. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |