'Iridaceous' definitions:
Definition of 'iridaceous'
adjective
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae
Definition of 'Iridaceous'
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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, and many others.
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