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STINKING GLADWYN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stinking gladwyn mean?
• STINKING GLADWYN (noun)
The noun STINKING GLADWYN has 1 sense:
1. iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
Familiarity information: STINKING GLADWYN 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 ("stinking gladwyn" 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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