Botany. A genus of South African iridaceous plants, with large showy flowers of various colours. Also extended to some allied plants, as a species of…

any plant or species of Tigridia, a genus of tropical American bulbous plants bearing large purple, yellow, or white spotted flowers; esp. T. Pavonia…

A genus of southern African plants of the family Iridaceae, comprising spring-flowering perennial plants which grow from corms and produce spikes…

any plant of the southern African genus Hesperantha (family Iridaceae), the members of which have sword-shaped leaves and star-shaped flowers which…

A bulbous plant of the genus of this name (family Iridaceæ), native to South Africa and bearing spikes of white, pink, or red flowers similar to…

A genus of South African iridaceous plants (related to the genus Ixia and characterized by a lacerated spathe), species of which are cultivated for…

Any of various plants of the genera Crocosmia and Tritonia of the family Iridaceae (formerly regarded as members of a distinct genus Montbretia)…

a bulbous iris of the genus Xiphium, esp. X. vulgare (formerly Iris Xiphium).

A rhizomatous herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Iridaceæ, native to South Africa, and bearing linear leaves and spathes of red…

A small flowering plant of the genus Romulea (family Iridaceae), native to coastal regions of southern Europe and South Africa, which grows from a…

Name of a genus of bulbous plants, N.O. Iridaceæ, known as Tiger-iris or Tiger-flower, esp. T. Pavonia, the Peacock Tiger-flower, a native of…

(a) a perennial rhizomatous herbaceous plant with sword-shaped leaves and spikes of red flowers, Hesperantha coccinea (family Iridaceae), native…

A plant of the genus or former genus Acidanthera (family Iridaceae), which comprises tropical and southern African herbaceous perennials having…

Any of various other plants with showy flowers or inflorescences, or with clusters of stamens resembling a peacock's crest, including Spiloxene cap…