Tectores

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tectōrēs, plural of Latin tector (wall-painter; plasterer; painter); named so after Iris tectorum, a species of this section.

Proper noun

Tectores m

  1. A taxonomic section within the family Iridaceae – Iris ser. Tectores, two species of irises, Iris milesii and Iris tectorum.

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