water flag
noun
a European iris, Iris pseudacorus, naturalized throughout eastern North America, with blue-green leaves and violet-veined, yellow flowers and growing in moist places.
Origin of water flag
1First recorded in 1570–80
- Also called yellow flag.
Words Nearby water flag
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How to use water flag in a sentence
Dark bulrushes edged the shores, and the water-flag planted its golden tents between.
The Song of Songs | Hermann Sudermann
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