iris
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- noun
- /ˈaɪrɪs/
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- Brooklime and flag iris, plantain and marsh marigolds rioted on the banks.
- blue iris
The notes are bergamot, iris, Patchouli.
- The notes are bergamot, iris, Patchouli.
Examples
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Common plants include sweet flag, water plantain, purple avens, blue iris, marsh marigold, sundrops, water smartweed, and several kinds of white-flowered aster.
Academic text (1998) -
On her desk, a glass of water held a spray of purple iris.
Fiction book (1994) -
But I want to wear iris blossoms!
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We'll talk about your bearded iris tonight.
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"Tomorrow on our nature walk when I show you the iris you'll know."
Fiction book (1999) -
OK, yes, the Siberian iris are awesome in the landscape.
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Unlike most other types of iris, Pacific Coast types do not require regular dividing to keep them blooming.
Blog text (13) -
He'd had a flower even and presented it, an iris, her favorite, a single long-stemmed purple bloom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Your garden, hardly bigger than the living room carpet, had shot up like fireworks: iris and roses, on the lawn galaxies of daisies.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the spring, my garden is filled with beautiful iris blooming in various colors.
Synonyms
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A plant with long, pointed leaves and bright flowers like an iris
A garden flower similar to the iris with long leaves and three large petals
Compounds
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A way to check who someone is by looking at the coloured part of their eye
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An iris plant with no hairs on the lower drooping parts of the flower
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A flowering plant that grows from a bulb and makes bright flowers in spring
A spring flower with blue or purple petals people grow in gardens and use in bouquets
A plant that grows from a bulb with large delicate flowers in many colors except yellow
A plant from southern Europe with large white flowers, lavender tips, and a fragrant underground stem
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A group of flowering plants that grow from bulbs or underground stems, like common garden flowers with showy blooms
- Archaic
A plant with purple flowers and smelly leaves that grows by the Mediterranean
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A large white garden flower with a sweet-smelling underground root used in perfume
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A plant with purple flowers and leaves that smell bad when crushed
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A garden iris with large white flowers slightly purple at the edges and a sweet-smelling root used for perfume
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A part with thin overlapping plates that controls how much light passes through a lens
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A group of flowering plants like irises and crocuses that grow from bulbs or underground stems
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A flowering plant that grows from a bulb with pale lilac flowers often grown in gardens
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A bulb plant from North Africa with bright blue flowers grown in gardens
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A low-growing iris with bright blue to lilac flowers that blooms in spring
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A common iris with blue-violet flowers that grows in eastern North America
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A plant with blue or violet flowers that grows in wet places in the eastern United States
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A garden flower that grows from a bulb with large delicate flowers usually blue or violet
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A plant that grows from a bulb with purple flowers native to the western Mediterranean
A tall plant with large colorful flowers, usually purple or white, that grows near water
- UK
A plant from the western Mediterranean with purple flowers that grows from a bulb
How Ornamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Iris for the flower comes from the Greek word iris, meaning 'rainbow'. People named the flower after the rainbow because many irises have bright, many-colored petals, so the name fits the colorful flowers.