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Definition of Japanese iris
1. Noun. Iris native to Japan having large showy flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Iris
Literary usage of Japanese iris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1901)
"... massed in picturesque groups, like Loosestrife, Meadow Sweets, and japanese iris.
Basket of fine leaved plants in the Gardens, Regent's Park. ..."
2. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1915)
"... A japanese iris Mr. Burbank's experiments, ... had to do with the japanese iris.
... japanese iris."
3. Around the Year in the Garden: A Seasonable Guide and Reminder for Work with by Frederick Frye Rockwell (1917)
"By a proper selection they can be had from early spring until past midsummer;
the two most widely known species are the German Iris and the japanese iris,—/ ..."
4. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1915)
"... Mechanism 58 A Luxurious Type 61 A japanese iris 63 Seedling japanese iris 65
More Japanese Visitors 67 Unnamed Flowers from China 69 Selected Chinese ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"There are few handsomer flowers than good forms of the white japanese iris.
This Iris may be grown on the upland, but it does not do its best in such ..."
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