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fleur-de-lis vs Iris foetidissima

Iris foetidissima vs fleur-de-lis

fleur-de-lis and Iris foetidissima both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fleur-de-lis Yes No No No
Iris foetidissima Yes No No No
As nouns, Iris foetidissima is a hyponym of fleur-de-lis; that is, Iris foetidissima 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
  • Iris foetidissima: iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
fleur-de-lis (noun) Iris foetidissima (noun)
(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
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 Iris foetidissima

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