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IRIS FLORENTINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris florentina mean?
• IRIS FLORENTINA (noun)
The noun IRIS FLORENTINA has 1 sense:
1. German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
Familiarity information: IRIS FLORENTINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Florentine iris; Iris florentina; Iris germanica florentina; orris
Hypernyms ("Iris florentina" is a kind of...):
bearded iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))
Meronyms (members of "Iris florentina"):
orris; orrisroot (fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines)
Context examples
The oil extracted from the roots of Iris germanica, Iris florentina, and Iris pallida.
(Orris Root Extract, NCI Thesaurus)
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