Iris versicolor

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Noun1.Iris versicolor - a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowersIris versicolor - a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily, flag - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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Instead of the white lily, which requires mud, or the common sweet flag, the blue flag (Iris versicolor) grows thinly in the pure water, rising from the stony bottom all around the shore, where it is visited by hummingbirds in June; and the color both of its bluish blades and its flowers and especially their reflections, is in singular harmony with the glaucous water.
Some species of this genus, such as Iris versicolor L., Iris variegate L., Iris florentina L., and Iris germanica L.
Setosa Iris, Iris Virginica, and Iris versicolor [8]
The data set contained 3 classes named as Iris setosa, Iris versicolor and Iris virginica (Erisoglu et al., 2011).
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