liriope

noun

li·​ri·​ope lə-ˈrī-ə-(ˌ)pē 

: any of a genus (Liriope) of stemless Asian herbs of the asparagus family that are widely cultivated as ground cover for their grasslike leaves and small white, blue, or violet flowers

Examples of liriope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her friends planted the liriope and placed the stones around it, and plan to put in grass seed in the spring. —Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023

Metcalf pointed to a mounded grave covered in small stones and liriope. —Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023

Pool Garden Linden trees are pleached and underplanted with liriope, while boxwood hedges frame pink annuals. —Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023

Plants with interesting leaves such as Japanese maple, liriope, and clumping bamboo also contribute authenticity to the Zen scene. —Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022

Conventionally, grass is replaced with a wide area of a single ground cover, such as pachysandra, myrtle, or liriope. —Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022

All types of liriope do eventually spread, some just more rapidly than others. —Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022

My liriope and its sister, monkeygrass, rarely sneak past it. —Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022

What is causing the variegation in my liriope to change to all-green leaves? —Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Liriope, a nymph in Roman mythology

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above