stinking iris

noun

Iris foetidissima, a species of iris of Western Europe whose leaves give off a beefy smell when crushed or bruised.

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Gladwin irisGladwin's irisroast-beef plantgladdongladdon irisstinking gladwynroast beef plantIris foetidissima
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Meanings

nounstinking iris (plural stinking irises)

plural stinking irises

  1. Iris foetidissima, a species of iris of Western Europe whose leaves give off a beefy smell when crushed or bruised.

    Synonyms: Gladwin iris, Gladwin's iris, roast-beef plant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIris foetidissima, a species of iris of Western Europe whose leaves give off a beefy smell when crushed or bruised.

Similar
Gladwin irisGladwin's irisroast-beef plant

More synonyms by meaning

nouniris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa

Similar
gladdongladdon irisstinking gladwynroast beef plantIris foetidissima
Broader
irisflagfleur-de-lis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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