IRIS GERMANICA FLORENTINA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Iris germanica florentina" 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 "Iris germanica florentina"):

orris; orrisroot (fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines)