iridaceous plant

/ˌˈɪrəˌˈdeɪʃəs plænt/

Definitions of iridaceous plant

1. noun

   any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
   types:

   flag, fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily

   plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

   Belamcanda chinensis, blackberry-lily, leopard lily

   garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry

   crocus

   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

   freesia

   any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

   glad, gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily

   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

   corn lily

   any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated

   blue-eyed grass

   plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers

   bearded iris

   any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)

   beardless iris

   any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)

   bulbous iris

   any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb

   Iris cristata, dwarf iris

   low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States

   Iris foetidissima, gladdon, gladdon iris, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris

   iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa

   Iris persica, Persian iris

   bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers

   Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag

   common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated

   Iris verna, dwarf iris, vernal iris

   low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers

   Iris versicolor, blue flag

   a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally

   Iris virginica, southern blue flag

   similar to blue flag; the eastern United States

   English iris, Iris xiphioides

   bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow

   Crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus

   Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food

   type of:

   bulbous plant

   plant growing from a bulb