Found 2 items, similar to Iris Germanica.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Iris germanica
Iris germanica
n : a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central
and southern Europe [syn:
German iris]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Iris Germanica
Flower-de-luce
\Flow“er-de-luce”\, n. [Corrupted fr.
fleur-de-lis.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial herbs (
Iris) with swordlike leaves and
large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but
probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French
emblem.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the
north temperate zone. Some of the best known are
Iris Germanica
,
I. Florentina,
I. Persica,
I. sambucina
, and the American
I. versicolor,
I. prismatica
, etc.
[1913 Webster]