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IRIS FOETIDISSIMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris foetidissima mean? 

IRIS FOETIDISSIMA (noun)
  The noun IRIS FOETIDISSIMA has 1 sense:

1. iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africaplay

  Familiarity information: IRIS FOETIDISSIMA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IRIS FOETIDISSIMA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gladdon; gladdon iris; Iris foetidissima; roast beef plant; stinking gladwyn; stinking iris

Hypernyms ("Iris foetidissima" 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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