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GERMAN IRIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe

Synonyms:

German iris; Iris germanica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("German iris" is a kind of...):

bearded iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica

Synonyms:

German iris; Iris kochii

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("German iris" is a kind of...):

bearded iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))

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