Meaning of IRIDACEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `iri'deyshus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae |
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| | Definition: | | \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}, and many others.
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