Iridaceae

plural noun

Iri·​da·​ce·​ae

ˌirəˈdāsēˌē,

ˌīr-

: a family of perennial herbs (order Liliales) with usually only basal ensiform leaves and flowers in racemes or panicles that are subtended individually or in clusters by two spathose bracts and have the perianth petaloid and the ovary inferior

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Irid-, Iris, type genus + -aceae

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