HyperDic: beardless_iris

English > 1 sense of the expression beardless iris:
NOUNplantbeardless irisany of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
English > beardless iris: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls).
Member ofgenus Irislarge genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
NarrowerDutch iris, Iris filifoliabulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers
Dutch iris, Iris tingitanabulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers
Japanese iris, Iris kaempferiiris native to Japan having large showy flowers
Spanish iris, xiphium iris, Iris xiphiumbulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers
Broaderiris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lilyplants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

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