Definitions of sword lily
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any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
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type of:
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iridaceous plant
any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
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iridaceous plant
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plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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synonyms:
flag, fleur-de-lis, iris
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types:
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bearded iris
any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
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beardless iris
any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
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bulbous iris
any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
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Iris cristata, dwarf iris
low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
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Iris foetidissima, gladdon, gladdon iris, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris
iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
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Iris persica, Persian iris
bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers
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Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag
common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
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Iris verna, dwarf iris, vernal iris
low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
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Iris versicolor, blue flag
a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
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Iris virginica, southern blue flag
similar to blue flag; the eastern United States
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English iris, Iris xiphioides
bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
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Dutch iris, Iris filifolia
bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers
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Florentine iris, Iris florentina, Iris germanica florentina, orris
German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
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German iris, Iris germanica
a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe
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Iris kaempferi, Japanese iris
iris native to Japan having large showy flowers
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German iris, Iris kochii
iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica
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Dalmatian iris, Iris pallida
European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers
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Dutch iris, Iris tingitana
bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers
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Iris xiphium, Spanish iris, xiphium iris
bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers
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type of:
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iridaceous plant
any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
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