iridaceousadj.
/ʌɪərɪˈdeɪʃəs/ Botany.
Related to plants of the genus Iris; belonging to the natural order Iridaceæ.
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iridaceous1850
irideous1855
1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 264 A family of showy iridaceous bulbs, requiring a frame or greenhouse.
1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860)
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