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mourning iris
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noun
an iris, Iris susiana, of Asia Minor and Iran, having solitary, grayish flowers with a black patch and a brownish beard.
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Origin of mourning iris
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby mourning iris
mourning, mourning band, Mourning Becomes Electra, mourning cloak, mourning dove, mourning iris, mourning warbler, mouse, mousebird, mouse deer, mouse-dun
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