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irideous
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irideous, a. [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]
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