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iridaceous
"Relating to or denoting plants of the iris family (
Iridaceae
), which grow from bulbs, corms, or rhizomes", Mid 19th century: from modern Latin
Iridaceae
(plural), based on Greek
iris
,
irid-
'rainbow', + -ous.