iris family

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noun

large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
• Syn:
Iridaceae, family Iridaceae
• Derivationally related forms:
iridaceous (for: Iridaceae)
• Hypernyms:
liliid monocot family
• Hyponyms:
genus Iris
• Member Holonyms:
Liliales, order Liliales
• Member Meronyms:
iridaceous plant, Belamcanda, genus Belamcanda, genus Crocus, genus Freesia,
genus Freesia, Ixia, genus Ixia, Sisyrinchium, genus Sisyrinchium,
Sparaxis, genus Sparaxis