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IRIS GERMANICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris germanica mean?
• IRIS GERMANICA (noun)
The noun IRIS GERMANICA has 1 sense:
1. a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe
Familiarity information: IRIS GERMANICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
German iris; Iris germanica
Hypernyms ("Iris germanica" is a kind of...):
bearded iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))
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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