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IRIS FOETIDISSIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris foetidissima mean?
• IRIS FOETIDISSIMA (noun)
The noun IRIS FOETIDISSIMA has 1 sense:
1. iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
Familiarity information: IRIS FOETIDISSIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
gladdon; gladdon iris; Iris foetidissima; roast beef plant; stinking gladwyn; stinking iris
Hypernyms ("Iris foetidissima" is a kind of...):
flag; fleur-de-lis; iris; sword lily (plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals)
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