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FLORENTINE IRIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
Synonyms:
Florentine iris; Iris florentina; Iris germanica florentina; orris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Florentine iris" is a kind of...):
bearded iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))
Meronyms (members of "Florentine iris"):
orris; orrisroot (fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines)