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IRIS VERNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iris verna mean?
• IRIS VERNA (noun)
The noun IRIS VERNA has 1 sense:
1. low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
Familiarity information: IRIS VERNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dwarf iris; Iris verna; vernal iris
Hypernyms ("Iris verna" 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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