Iris versicolor
- noun
- Specialized
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Iris versicolor
- The beautiful Iris versicolor bloomed along the edge of the pond in early summer.
Examples
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The root of Iris versicolor was once used in traditional medicine for various ailments.
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Many gardeners plant Iris versicolor for its striking blue-violet flowers.
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The Iris versicolor blooms beautifully in the spring.
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Many gardeners love the Iris versicolor for its vibrant color.
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Many gardeners plant Iris versicolor for its striking blue-violet flowers.
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The beautiful Iris versicolor bloomed along the edge of the pond in early summer.
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The root of Iris versicolor was once used in traditional medicine for various ailments.
Synonyms
A wild iris with blue flowers that grows near ponds and wet meadows
How Blue
Surface Forms
Morphology
Iris versicolor is a Linnaean binomial (genus + species), so a learner who knows 'iris' and that 'versicolor' functions as a species epithet can infer it names a particular kind of iris (a type of flower). However, the precise sense (‘blue/blue‑violet flowers’ and former medicinal use) and the Latin epithet's specific meaning are not fully predictable for a B1 learner, so the relation is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Iris versicolor gets its name from Iris, a Greek word for 'rainbow', and versicolor, a Latin word meaning 'different colors'. So the name remembers the flower's blue and violet shades that seem to change color, and it also points to the plant once being used for simple medicines.
