irid

[ahy-rid] /ˈaɪ rɪd/

noun

any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.

Origin of irid

Latin

1865-1870

1865-70; < New Latin, Latin īrid-, stem of īris iris

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I drew them large; I shaped them well: the eyelashes I traced long and sombre; the irids lustrous and large.

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