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Noun: iris family  'I-ris 'fa-mu-lee
  1. Large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes, corms or bulbs
    - Iridaceae, family Iridaceae

Type of: liliid monocot family

Part of: Liliales, order Liliales

Encyclopedia: Iris family

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iridokeratitis
iridology
iridoncus
Iridoprocne
Iridoprocne bicolor
iridosmine
iridotomy
iris
Iris cristata
iris diaphragm
iris family
Iris filifolia
Iris florentina
Iris foetidissima
Iris germanica
Iris germanica florentina
Iris kaempferi
Iris kochii
Iris Murdoch
Iris pallida
Iris persica