Irisgewächs

Definitions of Irisgewächs
  1. noun
    any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
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    Iris, Schwertliliengewächs
    plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
    Frühlingskrokus, Krokus
    any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
    Gladiole
    any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
    Wasserschwertlilie
    common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
    Bunte Schwertlilie
    a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
    Safran, Wildkrokus
    Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
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    Lilienblütiges Gewächs
    plant growing from a bulb
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