Freesia
[ˈfriːziə]Meaning
a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, named after Friedrich Freese
Background Story
Freesia is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1866 and named after the German botanist and medical practitioner Friedrich Freese (1795–1876).
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