family Iridaceae

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family Iridaceae - large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbsIridaceae, iris familyliliid monocot family - family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsLiliales, order Liliales - an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceaeiridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceaegenus Iris - large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomesBelamcanda, genus Belamcanda - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceaegenus Crocus - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceaegenus Freesia - cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africagenus Gladiolus - gladiolasgenus Ixia, Ixia - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceaegenus Sisyrinchium, Sisyrinchium - chiefly North American grasslike herbsgenus Sparaxis, Sparaxis - deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa