iris family — the plant family Iridaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having bulbs, corms, or rhizomes, sword shaped grasslike leaves, and usually showy flowers, and including the blackberry lily, crocus, freesia, gladiolus, and iris. * * * Family… … Universalium
iris family — n. (Botany) Iridaceae, family of perennial geophytic plants with rhizomes or bulbs and corms … English contemporary dictionary
iris family — i′ris fam ily n. pln a family, Iridaceae, of nonwoody plants with showy flowers and with narrow leaves that emerge from bulbs, corms, or rhizomes … From formal English to slang
iris — [ī′ris] n. pl. irises; also for 3, irides [ir′i dēz΄, ī′ridēz΄]; also for 4 & 5, iris [LME < L < Gr iris (gen. iridos) < IE * wir (> WIRE) < base * wei , to turn, bend] 1. a rainbow 2. a rainbowlike show or play of colors 3 … English World dictionary
Iris (plant) — This article is about the Iris plant. For other uses, see Iris (disambiguation). Other plants named iris are found elsewhere in the Iridaceae. Iris Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea), known as ayame in Japan … Wikipedia
iris — /uy ris/, n., pl. irises, irides /ir i deez , uy ri /, v. n. 1. Anat. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center. See diag. under eye. 2. Bot. any plant… … Universalium
iris — I. noun (plural irises; also irides) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin irid , iris rainbow, iris plant, from Greek, rainbow, iris plant, iris of the eye more at wire Date: 15th century 1. rainbow 2. [New Latin irid , iris, from Greek] a. the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Iris macrosiphon — Taxobox name = Iris macrosiphon image width = 250px image caption = Bowltube Iris regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Iridaceae subfamilia = Iridoideae tribus = Irideae genus = Iris subgenus … Wikipedia
Iris illyrica — Taxobox name = Iris illyrica regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Iridaceae genus = Iris species = I. illyrica binomial = Iris illyrica binomial authority = Tomm.| date = 1875Iris illyrica is… … Wikipedia
Iris pseudacorus — ID 42277 Symbol Key IRPS Common Name paleyellow iris Family Iridaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI … USDA Plant Characteristics
