IRIS XIPHIOIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris xiphioides mean? 

• IRIS XIPHIOIDES (noun)
  The noun IRIS XIPHIOIDES has 1 sense:

1. bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRIS XIPHIOIDES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

English iris; Iris xiphioides

Hypernyms ("Iris xiphioides" 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)