english iris

1. 1.

   bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow

   SynonymsIris xiphioides

   Broaderiris

Questions about english iris

What does english iris mean?

english iris means "bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow".

What is another word for english iris?

Close synonyms include Iris xiphioides. 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 english iris a common word?

english iris is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.