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IRIS VERSICOLOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris versicolor mean? 

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

1. a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinallyplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


IRIS VERSICOLOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blue flag; Iris versicolor

Hypernyms ("Iris versicolor" 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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