noun
bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers
• Syn: ↑xiphium iris, ↑Iris xiphium
• Hypernyms: ↑beardless iris
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nounUsage: usually capitalized S
: a bulbous iris (Iris xiphium) of the western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers with a short perianth tube — called also xiphium iris; compare english iris, persian iris
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an iris, Iris xyphium, of the Mediterranean region, having blue, white, or yellow flowers with a yellow or orange patch.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.