English noun: iris family | |||
1. | iris family (plant) large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs | ||
Synonyms | family Iridaceae, Iridaceae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot family | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | genus Iris | ||
Member holonym | Belamcanda, genus Belamcanda, genus Crocus, genus Freesia, genus Gladiolus, genus Ixia, genus Sisyrinchium, genus Sparaxis, iridaceous plant, Ixia, Sisyrinchium, Sparaxis | ||
Member meronym | Liliales, order Liliales | ||