beardless iris

beardless iris
noun
any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
Hypernyms: ↑iris, ↑flag, ↑fleur-de-lis, ↑sword lily
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Iris

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noun
: any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no beard on the falls — compare bearded iris; see japanese iris

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