fleur-de-lis

fleur·de·lis

uncommon

noun

1.

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

Synonyms

2.

(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

Synonyms

fleur-de-lys

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Parts

genus Iris

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Grammar

noun
singular	fleur-de-lis
plural	fleur-de-lises

Nearby words

flesh fly flesh out flesh wound FLETC Fletcher fleur-de-lys flex Flexeril flexibility flexible

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