Iris synonyms

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Iris germanica (Latin)
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pseudacorus (related)
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fleur-de-lis
(Heraldry) A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom, often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
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orris-root
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blue-flag
Any of several irises having blue or blue-violet flowers, especially Iris versicolor of eastern North America.
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yellow-flag
A Eurasian and northwest-African aquatic iris, Iris pseudacorus.
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bearded iris
Any of various irises characterized by a conspicuous region of hairs or hairlike structures at the base of each of the three outer drooping perianth segments.
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Siberian iris
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japanese iris
Any of several tall, beardless irises with showy flowers, esp. a species (Iris kaempferi) commonly cultivated in gardens
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gladdon
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flower (related)
A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
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plant (related)
The buildings, fixtures, and equipment, including machinery, tools, and instruments, necessary for an industrial operation or an institution:
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iris diaphragm
A device consisting of thin, overlapping metal blades that can be adjusted to form an aperture of varying size for camera lenses, etc.
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iridesce
(Intransitive) To be iridescent; to exhibit iridescence.
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iridize
To make iridescent.
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Wildthyme (related)
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unguicularis (related)
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danfordiae (related)
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Garrelfs (related)
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foetidissima (related)
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Dutch iris
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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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Find another word for iris. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for iris, like: flag, Iris germanica (Latin), pseudacorus, fleur-de-lis, orris-root, blue-flag, yellow-flag, bearded iris, Siberian iris, japanese iris and gladdon.
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Iris Sentence Examples

  • Her eyes were almond shaped, the brown of the iris so dark that it was almost black.

  • The rainbow, which men call Iris, is a cloud that is purple and red and yellow.

  • Iris army was in the main aligned for attack.

  • The iris is in most young birds at first brown or dull-coloured, but with maturity attains often very bright tints which add considerably to the charm of the bird; sexual dimorphism is in this respect of common occurrence.

  • The pupils contracted in the sunlight, leaving large pools of blue iris.

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