noun
iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
• Syn: ↑gladdon, ↑gladdon iris, ↑stinking gladwyn, ↑roast beef plant, ↑Iris foetidissima
• Hypernyms: ↑iris, ↑flag, ↑fleur-de-lis, ↑sword lily
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noun : an iris (Iris foetidissima) with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves
Useful english dictionary. 2012.