fleur-de-lis vs Persian iris

Persian iris vs fleur-de-lis

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

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

As nouns, Persian iris is a hyponym of fleur-de-lis; that is, Persian 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
Persian iris: bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers

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, Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag, dwarf iris, Iris verna, vernal iris, blue flag, Iris versicolor, Iris virginica, southern blue flag, English iris, Iris xiphioides.

fleur-de-lis (noun)	Persian iris (noun)
(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris	bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers
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 Persian iris

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