Definition of sword lily Sword lily
sword lil•y
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| sword lily - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals | ||
| iris, flag, fleur-de-lis | ||
| iridaceous plant any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae | ||
| genus iris large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes | ||
| bearded iris any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) | ||
| beardless iris any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) | ||
| bulbous iris any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb | ||
| iris cristata, dwarf iris low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States | ||
| gladdon, gladdon iris, iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa | ||
| iris persica, persian iris bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers | ||
| 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 | ||
| iris verna, vernal iris, dwarf iris low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States | ||
| blue flag, iris versicolor a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally | ||
| iris virginica, southern blue flag similar to blue flag; the eastern United States | ||
| sword lily - 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 | ||
| gladiolus, gladiola, glad | ||
| iridaceous plant any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae | ||
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