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IRIS VIRGINICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris virginica mean?
• IRIS VIRGINICA (noun)
The noun IRIS VIRGINICA has 1 sense:
1. similar to blue flag; the eastern United States
Familiarity information: IRIS VIRGINICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Similar to blue flag; the eastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Iris virginica; southern blue flag
Hypernyms ("Iris virginica" 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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