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YELLOW IRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow iris mean? 

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

1. common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivatedplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


YELLOW IRIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Iris pseudacorus; yellow flag; yellow iris; yellow water flag

Hypernyms ("yellow 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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