genus iris
English Thesaurus
1. large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliid monocot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | flag, fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily, |
| definition | : | plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bearded iris, |
| definition | : | any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | beardless iris, |
| definition | : | any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bulbous iris, |
| definition | : | any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb (noun.plant) |
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