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ir⋅i⋅da⋅ceous

  [ir-i-dey-shuhs, ahy-ri-]
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–adjective
belonging to the Iridaceae family of plants.
Compare iris family.

Origin:
1850–55; < NL Iridace(ae) (see irid, -aceae ) + -ous
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ir·i·da·ceous   (ĭr'ĭ-dā'shəs)   
adj.  Of or belonging to the iris family.

[From New Latin Īridācea, iris family, from Īris, Īrid-, type genus, from Latin īris, iris; see iris.]
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