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xyrids

xyrids is the plural of xyrid.

Meaning of xyrid

Noun

xyrid (plural xyrids)

  1. Any of several North American plants, of the genus Xyris, resembling sedges.
    • Its family, Xyridaceae, is closely allied to the lilies: xyrids have three stamens, while lilies generally have six.1987, Elizabeth Conebere, Wildflowers of south-eastern Australia, page 48

Questions about xyrids

What is xyrids the plural of?
Xyrids is the plural of xyrid.

Words near xyrids in the dictionary

  1. xyphus
  2. xyr
  3. xyr-
  4. xyrid
  5. xyridaceous
  6. xyrids
  7. xyris
  8. xyrises
  9. xyro-
  10. xyrophobic
  11. xyrospasm

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