Definition of Iris virginica

1. Noun. Similar to blue flag; the eastern United States.

Exact synonyms: Southern Blue Flag
Generic synonyms: Flag, Fleur-de-lis, Iris, Sword Lily

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iris Virginica

Iris Murdoch
Iris cristata
Iris filifolia
Iris florentina
Iris foetidissima
Iris germanica
Iris germanica florentina
Iris kaempferi
Iris kochii
Iris pallida
Iris persica
Iris pseudacorus
Iris tingitana
Iris verna
Iris versicolor
Iris virginica (current term)
Iris xiphioides
Iris xiphium
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Literary usage of Iris virginica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1810)
"Iris virginica. Ker in lotan. magaz. 703. Virginian Iris. Nat. of North America. Cult. 1758, by Mr. Philip Miller. Fl. June. ..."

2. The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs by Albert Schneider (1921)
"Many of the hypodermal and parenchyma cells filled with a deep brown resin. Mostly porous ducts; some reticulate and spiral. Iris virginica and I. verna are ..."

3. A Manual of organic materia medica: Being a Guide to Materia Medica of the by John Michael Maisch (1885)
"Iris virginica, Linné, Boston iris, and I. verna, Linné, dwarf iris of the United States. The Fi;;. 77. Iris versicolor.—Joint of rhizome and section of ..."

4. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1810)
"Iris virginica. Ker in lotan. magaz. 703. Virginian Iris. Nat. of North America. Cult. 1758, by Mr. Philip Miller. Fl. June. ..."

5. The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs by Albert Schneider (1921)
"Many of the hypodermal and parenchyma cells filled with a deep brown resin. Mostly porous ducts; some reticulate and spiral. Iris virginica and I. verna are ..."

6. A Manual of organic materia medica: Being a Guide to Materia Medica of the by John Michael Maisch (1885)
"Iris virginica, Linné, Boston iris, and I. verna, Linné, dwarf iris of the United States. The Fi;;. 77. Iris versicolor.—Joint of rhizome and section of ..."

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