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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•rid (ī′rid),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Neo-Latin, Latin īrid-, stem of īris iris
- 1865–70
- var. of irido- before a vowel:iridectomy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024irido-, - a combining form of Latin origin used, with the meanings "rainbow,'' "iridescent,'' "iris (of the eye),'' "Iris (the genus),'' and "iridium,'' in the formation of compound words:iridopupillary;iridosmine;iridotomy.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] irid-. - see iris combining form representing Neo-Latin, Latin, Greek īrid- (stem of îris) rainbow, iris, etc.
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