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XIPHIUM IRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does xiphium iris mean?
• XIPHIUM IRIS (noun)
The noun XIPHIUM IRIS has 1 sense:
1. bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers
Familiarity information: XIPHIUM IRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Iris xiphium; Spanish iris; xiphium iris
Hypernyms ("xiphium iris" is a kind of...):
beardless iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls))
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