[mod. Lat.] A genus of iridaceous bulbous plants of the Cape of Good Hope, allied to Gladiolus.
1882. The Garden, XXI. 4 Feb., 73/3. Among the plants that do not yet, and may not ever, appeal to the crowd, but which have a charm for those in quest of quiet beauty and grace, Freesias are likely to hold a place.
1891–6. [In many newspaper quots., often spelt Freezia].
