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Definition of Iridaceous
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae.
Definition of Iridaceous
1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants (Iridaceæ), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others.
Definition of Iridaceous
1. Adjective. (botany) Of or pertaining to the irises (of family ''Iridaceae'') ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Iridaceous
Literary usage of Iridaceous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1901)
"... hidden in the axillae of iridaceous plants. The mother seems to remain in the
neighbourhood watching the eggs, which are coherent or dissolved patches. ..."
2. Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection, with Some of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1891)
"... exquisite iridaceous and other bulbs, and numerous flowering shrubs and trees ;
yet the Cape butterflies are hardly equal, either in number or variety, ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Cf. gladden*."] 1. PI. gladioli (-lì). A plant of the genus Gladiolus; a sword-lily.
— 2. [on;).] A genus of very beautiful iridaceous plants, with corms or ..."
4. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... other features of tropical plant-life, was Fritz Müller, who noticed it in
three species of the iridaceous genus Marica flowering at different times. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (1893)
"... ami of other iridaceous plants known under the name of "Tulp" at the Cape,
have poisonous properties, and have been the cause of fatal results to cattle ..."
6. The Geological History of Plants by John William Dawson (1888)
"Some of them have leaves over a foot in length, reminding one of the leaves of
broad-leaved grasses or iridaceous plants. Yet their flowers and fruit seem ..."
7. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1901)
"... hidden in the axillae of iridaceous plants. The mother seems to remain in the
neighbourhood watching the eggs, which are coherent or dissolved patches. ..."
8. Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection, with Some of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1891)
"... exquisite iridaceous and other bulbs, and numerous flowering shrubs and trees ;
yet the Cape butterflies are hardly equal, either in number or variety, ..."
9. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Cf. gladden*."] 1. PI. gladioli (-lì). A plant of the genus Gladiolus; a sword-lily.
— 2. [on;).] A genus of very beautiful iridaceous plants, with corms or ..."
10. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... other features of tropical plant-life, was Fritz Müller, who noticed it in
three species of the iridaceous genus Marica flowering at different times. ..."
11. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (1893)
"... ami of other iridaceous plants known under the name of "Tulp" at the Cape,
have poisonous properties, and have been the cause of fatal results to cattle ..."
12. The Geological History of Plants by John William Dawson (1888)
"Some of them have leaves over a foot in length, reminding one of the leaves of
broad-leaved grasses or iridaceous plants. Yet their flowers and fruit seem ..."
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