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DWARF IRIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
Synonyms:
dwarf iris; Iris cristata
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dwarf iris" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
Synonyms:
dwarf iris; Iris verna; vernal iris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("dwarf iris" 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)