English > iris: 3 senses > noun 1, plant| Meaning | plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals. |
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| Synonyms | flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily |
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| Member of | genus Iris | large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes |
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| Narrower | English iris, Iris xiphioides | bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees |
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| Persian iris, Iris persica | bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers |
| bearded iris | Any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) |
| beardless iris | Any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) |
| blue flag, Iris versicolor | A common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers |
| bulbous iris | Any of various irises having a rootstock / rootstock formed like a bulb |
| dwarf iris, vernal iris, Iris verna | low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers |
| dwarf iris, Iris cristata | low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States |
| southern blue flag, Iris virginica | Similar to blue flag |
| stinking iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima | iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves |
| yellow iris, yellow flag, yellow water flag, Iris pseudacorus | Common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated |
| Broader | iridaceous plant | Any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae |
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| Spanish | lirio, lis |
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| Catalan | iris, lliri, llir |
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