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noun
Any species or cultivar of the bearded rhizomatous irises of the section Iris subg. Iris sect. Iris, especially Iris × germanica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, biology, botany, business, horticulture, lifestyle, natural-sciences
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noun
any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
Narrower terms: Florentine iris, orris, Iris germanica florentina, Iris florentina, German iris, Iris germanica, Iris kochii, Dalmatian iris, Iris pallida
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