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    IRIS FLORENTINA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizomeplay

    Synonyms:

    Florentine iris; Iris florentina; Iris germanica florentina; orris

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Iris florentina" is a kind of...):

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

    Meronyms (members of "Iris florentina"):

    orris; orrisroot (fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines)

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