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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
    "The iris family includes many popular garden flowers";
    - Iridaceae, family Iridaceae

Type of: liliid monocot family

Part of: Liliales, order Liliales

Encyclopedia: Iris family