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Definition of Iris germanica
1. Noun. A large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iris Germanica
Literary usage of Iris germanica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tall Bearded Iris (fleur-de-lis) a Flower of Songs: Names, Classification by Walter Stager (1922)
"In Iris germanica the beard is confined to the midrib of the falls, and, ...
having likened to Iris germanica some other species so bearded, ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
".87 „ ,, ,, x Iris germanica (L.) and varieties** . . 86 Ligustrina japonica (Maxim.)
x Chionanthus virginica (L.) . ..."
3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1896)
"In wet grounds, New Brunswick to Pennsylvania and North Carolina, mainly near
the coast. May-June. 7. Iris germanica L. Fleur-de-lis. (Fig. ..."
4. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"... Iris xiphioides, or English iris; and Iris germanica, or common iris, ...
and Iris germanica are orris-root (qv). Some species have edible rootstocks. ..."
5. Tall Bearded Iris (fleur-de-lis) a Flower of Songs: Names, Classification by Walter Stager (1922)
"In Iris germanica the beard is confined to the midrib of the falls, and, ...
having likened to Iris germanica some other species so bearded, ..."
6. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
".87 „ ,, ,, x Iris germanica (L.) and varieties** . . 86 Ligustrina japonica (Maxim.)
x Chionanthus virginica (L.) . ..."
7. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1896)
"In wet grounds, New Brunswick to Pennsylvania and North Carolina, mainly near
the coast. May-June. 7. Iris germanica L. Fleur-de-lis. (Fig. ..."
8. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"... Iris xiphioides, or English iris; and Iris germanica, or common iris, ...
and Iris germanica are orris-root (qv). Some species have edible rootstocks. ..."
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