iris persica

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   bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers

   SynonymsPersian iris

   Broaderiris

Questions about iris persica

What does iris persica mean?

iris persica means "bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers".

What is another word for iris persica?

Close synonyms include Persian iris. 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 iris persica a common word?

iris persica 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.