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YELLOW FLAG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow flag mean?
• YELLOW FLAG (noun)
The noun YELLOW FLAG has 1 sense:
1. common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
Familiarity information: YELLOW FLAG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Iris pseudacorus; yellow flag; yellow iris; yellow water flag
Hypernyms ("yellow flag" 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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