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beardless iris

/ˌbɪərdləs ˌaɪrɪs/
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Definitions of beardless iris
  1. noun
    any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
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    types:
    Dutch iris, Iris filifolia
    bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers
    Iris kaempferi, Japanese iris
    iris native to Japan having large showy flowers
    Dutch iris, Iris tingitana
    bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers
    Iris xiphium, Spanish iris, xiphium iris
    bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers
    type 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
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