Meanings
nounyellow flag (plural yellow flags)
plural yellow flags
- A Eurasian and northwest-African aquatic iris, Iris pseudacorus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἄκορον
- ἄκορον (ákoron)Iris pseudacorus
Catalan lliri groc, coltell groc
- lliri grocIris pseudacorus
- coltell grocIris pseudacorus
Dutch gele lis
- gele lisIris pseudacorus
Finnish keltakurjenmiekka
- keltakurjenmiekkaIris pseudacorus
German Sumpf-Schwertlilie
- Sumpf-SchwertlilieIris pseudacorus
Hungarian sárga nőszirom, mocsári nőszirom
- sárga nősziromIris pseudacorus
- mocsári nősziromIris pseudacorus
Irish feileastram
- feileastramIris pseudacorus
Polish kosaciec żółty
- kosaciec żółtyIris pseudacorus
Swedish svärdslilja
- svärdsliljaIris pseudacorus
Welsh gellesgen felen, gellesgen gellesg
- gellesgen felenIris pseudacorus
- gellesgen gellesgIris pseudacorus
Cite this entry
APA
yellow flag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20flag
MLA
“yellow flag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20flag. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellow flag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20flag.
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