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IRIS PALLIDA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris pallida mean?
• IRIS PALLIDA (noun)
The noun IRIS PALLIDA has 1 sense:
1. European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers
Familiarity information: IRIS PALLIDA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dalmatian iris; Iris pallida
Hypernyms ("Iris pallida" is a kind of...):
bearded iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))
Context examples
The oil extracted from the roots of Iris germanica, Iris florentina, and Iris pallida.
(Orris Root Extract, NCI Thesaurus)
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