iridáceo, a.
(Of íride and -áceo).
1. adj. Bot. Said of monocot Angiosperm herbs with rhizomes, tubers or bulbs, leaves narrow, entire flowers zygomorphic or actinomorphic with perianth formed by two whorls of appearance of corolla, fruit capsule and seed albumen horny or fleshy; e.g., the cárdeno Lily, Lily smelling and saffron. U t. c. s. f.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
