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Florentine iris

noun

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

• Syn: ↑orris, ↑Iris germanica florentina, ↑Iris florentina

• Hypernyms: ↑bearded iris

• Member Meronyms: ↑orrisroot, ↑orris

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized F

: a European iris (Iris florentina) having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a rhizome that yields orris

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Florentine iris see ↑orris¹

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Main Entry: ↑Florentine

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