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ENGLISH IRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does English iris mean?
• ENGLISH IRIS (noun)
The noun ENGLISH IRIS has 1 sense:
1. bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
Familiarity information: ENGLISH IRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
English iris; Iris xiphioides
Hypernyms ("English iris" is a kind of...):
flag; fleur-de-lis; iris; sword lily (plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals)
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