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: I I- I. Ia Ib Ic Id Ie If Ig Ih Ii Ij Ik Il Im In Io Ip Iq Ir Is It Iu Iv Iw Ix Iy Iz

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iridaceous

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Adjective

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ir=i=da=ceous

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective iridaceous has 1 sense

iridaceous(a = adj.pert) Array - of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae; Array

Derived form noun

iridaceae₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

iridaceous, 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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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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