What is "liriope"

n. Any of the plants of the genus (taxlink Liriope genus noshow=1) used as a groundcover in landscaping and gardening

In Greek mythology, Liriope is a Boeotian naiad, who was probably the daughter of one of the Boeotian or Phocian river Gods. Liriope was loved by the river-god Cephissus, who was himself the son of Oceanus and Tethys, and bore his son Narcissus.

Liriope has three distinct meanings:

• Liriope (nymph), the mother of Narcissus by the river-god Cephissus, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses.
• Liriope (genus), a genus of plants in the lily family, named for the nymph
• 414 Liriope, a main belt asteroid, also named for the nymph

Liriope is a genus of low, grass-like, flowering plants from East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Some species are often used in landscaping in temperate latitudes. It may be called lilyturf in North America although neither a true grass (family Poaceae) nor lily (genus Lilium). In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). Like many lilioid monocots, it was once classified with lilies in the family Liliaceae; it has also been placed in Convallariaceae. The genus was named for Liriope in Greek mythology.

Liriope is a genus of hydrozoa in the family Geryoniidae. It contains only one species, Liriope tetraphylla.