fleur-de-lis vs English iris

English iris vs fleur-de-lis

fleur-de-lis and English iris both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fleur-de-lis	Yes	No	No	No
English iris	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, English iris is a hyponym of fleur-de-lis; that is, English iris is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fleur-de-lis:

fleur-de-lis: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
English iris: bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow

Other hyponyms of fleur-de-lis include bearded iris, beardless iris, bulbous iris, dwarf iris, Iris cristata, gladdon, gladdon iris, Iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris, Iris persica, Persian iris, Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag, dwarf iris, Iris verna, vernal iris, blue flag, Iris versicolor, Iris virginica, southern blue flag, Iris xiphioides.

fleur-de-lis (noun)	English iris (noun)
(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris	bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

Difference between fleur-de-lis and English iris

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