iris family
noun
the plant family Iridaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having bulbs, corms, or rhizomes, sword-shaped grasslike leaves, and usually showy flowers, and including the blackberry lily, crocus, freesia, gladiolus, and iris.
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This plant is a perennial belonging to the iris family (Iridaceae), and is a native of this country.
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