dwarf iris

1. 1.

   low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers

   Synonymsvernal irisIris verna

   Broaderiris
2. 2.

   low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States

   SynonymsIris cristata

   Broaderiris

Questions about dwarf iris

What does dwarf iris mean?

dwarf iris means "low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for dwarf iris?

Close synonyms include vernal iris, Iris verna, Iris cristata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dwarf iris a common word?

dwarf iris is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.