Wood iris: 1 definition
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Wood iris means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Wood iris in English is the name of a plant defined with Dietes iridioides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Moraea catenulata Lindl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flore de l’Afrique du Nord (1959)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1928)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. (1790)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1877)
· Loudon’s Hortus Britannicus. (1830)
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