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An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 33

(Lat.), n. f. pi. E2n-sa(sa3)'te(tas-e2). Ger., Schwertlilien. 1. Of Linnaeus, an order of plants (of Batsch, a family of the Gladiales) comprising genera now distributed among the'/rtdacece, Xyrideae, Aphyllanthece, etc. 2. Of Eichler, an order (cohort) of the Liliflorce, comprising the Iridece, Eromeliaceae. Agavece, and Amaryllidece. [B, 19, 121, 170 (o, 24).] [s. 710]