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IRIS CRISTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris cristata mean?
• IRIS CRISTATA (noun)
The noun IRIS CRISTATA has 1 sense:
1. low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
Familiarity information: IRIS CRISTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dwarf iris; Iris cristata
Hypernyms ("Iris cristata" 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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