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PERSIAN IRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Persian iris mean? 

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

1. bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PERSIAN IRIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Iris persica; Persian iris

Hypernyms ("Persian iris" 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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