freesia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfriːʒə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(frē′zhē ə, -zē ə, -zhə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
free•si•a  (frē′zhē ə, -zē ə, -zhə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
  • Neo-Latin; named after English. M. Fries (1794–1878), Swedish botanist; see -ia
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
freesia /ˈfriːzɪə; ˈfriːʒə/ n
  1. any iridaceous plant of the genus Freesia, of southern Africa, cultivated for their white, yellow, or pink tubular fragrant flowers
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, named after F. H. T. Freese (died 1876), German physician
'freesia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
iris family

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