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iresine reticulata | irestone | irian | iricism | iridaceae | iridaceous | iridaceous plant | iridal | iridectomy | irideous | iridesce

iridaceous

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ir=i=da=ceous

CIDE DICTIONARY

iridaceousa. [From NL. Iris, Iridis, the Iris.].
     Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants (Iridaceæ), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

iridaceous, adj. Bot. of or relating to the family Iridaceae of plants growing from bulbs, corms, or rhizomes, e.g. iris, crocus, and gladiolus.

Etymology
mod.L iridaceus (as IRIS)

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