Dutch iris

Dutch iris
noun
1. bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers
Syn: ↑Iris tingitana
Hypernyms: ↑beardless iris
2. bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers
Syn: ↑Iris filifolia
Hypernyms: ↑beardless iris

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized D
: any of certain beardless bulbous irises derived primarily from the species irises (Iris tingitana and I. filifolia)

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