iridaceous

iridaceous
/ir'i day"sheuhs, uy'ri-/, adj.
belonging to the Iridaceae family of plants. Cf. iris family.
[1850-55; < NL Iridace(ae) (see IRID, -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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  • iridaceous — iri·da·ceous …   English syllables

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  • Irideous — Iridaceous Ir i*da ceous, Irideous I*rid e*ous, a. [From NL. Iris, Iridis, the Iris.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants ({Iridace[ae]}), which includes the genera {Iris}, {Ixia}, {Crocus}, {Gladiolus} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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