Etymology

xyrid

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Today it means: Any of several North American plants, of the genus Xyris, resembling sedges. Full definition →

Latin xyris
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  1. Latin · derived fromxyris“iris”
  2. English todayxyrid

From Latin xyris (“iris”) (see Xyris) + -id.

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