'Irideous' definitions:

Definition of 'Irideous'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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