HyperDic: blue_flag

English > 1 sense of the expression blue flag:
NOUNplantblue flag, Iris versicolora common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers
English > blue flag: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally.
SynonymIris versicolor
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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