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IRIS PERSICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris persica mean?
• IRIS PERSICA (noun)
The noun IRIS PERSICA has 1 sense:
1. bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers
Familiarity information: IRIS PERSICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Iris persica; Persian iris
Hypernyms ("Iris persica" 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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