(from the article `Iris`) Best known are the bearded, or German, group—the common garden irises. These are hybrids of pale-blue I. pallida, yellow I. variegata, purple-blue I. ...
[n] - iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers 2. [n] - a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe
noun a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe