Japanese iris

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noun

a plant, Iris kaempferi, native to Japan, having broad, showy flowers in a variety of colors.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of Japanese iris

First recorded in 1880–85

But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
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Wrapees was the term marines used for the Japanese because they had wrapping round their legs.
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Indeed, the Japanese-owned corporation has set a horrible precedent.
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Branch grew up in Queens, NY, the daughter of an African American man and a Japanese woman.
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This vessel, loaded with supplies, went ashore and was lost; and one hundred and twenty Japanese and three Dutchmen were drowned.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Among the Japanese who are in the islands there are more than one thousand five hundred Christians.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
I think that there has been neglect and laxity in the matter of not driving out the Japanese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Likewise a large part of the Japanese have been expelled, so that for a long time there have not been so few of them here as now.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various