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Stinking iris is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STINKING IRIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stinking iris

Iris foetidissima

Iris foetidissima, is a species of Iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs. Its natural range is Western Europe, including England south of Durham and also Ireland, and from France south and east to N. Africa, Italy and Greece. Stinking Iris seeds It is one of two iris species native to Britain, the other being the Yellow iris. Its flowers are usually of a dull, leaden-blue colour, or dull buff-yellow tinged with blue; the capsules, which remain attached to the plant throughout the winter, are 5–8 cm long; and the seeds scarlet. It is known as "stinking" because some people find the smell of its leaves unpleasant when crushed or bruised, an odour that has been described as "beefy". This plant is cultivated in gardens in the temperate zones. Both the species and its cultivar 'Variegata' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Definition of stinking iris in the English dictionary

The definition of stinking iris in the dictionary is an iris plant, Iris foetidissima, of W Europe and N Africa, having purplish flowers and a strong unpleasant smell when bruised Also called: gladdon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STINKING IRIS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE STINKING IRIS

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Synonyms and antonyms of stinking iris in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stinking iris» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

臭烘烘的光圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

iris apestosos
570 millions of speakers

English

stinking iris
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदबूदार परितारिका
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القزحية النتنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зловонные ирис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fedorentos iris
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্গন্ধযুক্ত আইরিশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

iris puantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bau iris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stinkenden Iris
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

臭いアイリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악취 홍채
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stinking iris
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

iris hôi thối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துர்நாற்றம் வீசுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडचिड इंद्रधनुष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kokuşmuş iris
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iris puzzolenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śmierdzące irys
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смердючі ірис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iris împuțite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βρωμερό ίριδας
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

stinkende Iris
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

stinkande iris
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

stinking iris
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stinking iris

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STINKING IRIS»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STINKING IRIS»

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Vespa: Style in Motion
above Iris foetidissima STINKING iris, Iris foetidissima, is a flower as delicate as its name is ugly and was one of the old-fashioned flowers grown at Morris's Merton Abbey garden. Yellow flag iris, /. pseudacorus, the yellow iris of river banks, ...
Piaggio Foundation, 2003
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THE LADY'S MAGAZINE OR ENTERTAINING COMPANION FOR THE FAIR SEX
Two-flowered Portugal Iris White Florentine Iris t Yellow Florentine Iris » German Iris Dwarf Purple Iris Elder-scented Iris Brown- coloured iris Chalcedonian Iris The Fle&tri tvitiaut Sear.':. Stinking Iris, or Glad win I Striped-leaved Stinking Iris a  ...
‎1784
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Wild Flowers
According to Plutarch, the word Iris signified in the ancient Egyptian tongue, eye, the eye of heaven. We have one other wild kind, the Stinking Iris (Iris fmtidissimd), which is of unusual occurrence, except in the West of England, when it inhabits ...
Anne Pratt, 1852
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Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England: ...
I observe, however, that if we take Sir J. E. Smiths words, “ stinking iris or gladwyn ,” as the same words were understood in the old herbals, they mean stinking iris or stinking gladden. Glappan, perhaps from glappe, as herbs commonly are ...
Thomas Oswald Cockayne, 1865
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Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England: ...
I observe, however, that if we take Sir J. E. Smiths words, “ stinking iris or gladwyn ,” as the same words were understood in the old herbals, they mean stinking iris or stinking gladden. Glappan, perhaps from glappe, as herbs commonly are ...
Thomas Oswald Cockayne, 2012
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Leechdoms, wortcunning, and starcraft of early England: ...
I observe, however, that if we take Sir J. E. Smiths words, " stinking iris or gladwyn ," as the same words were understood in the old her- bals, they mean stinking iris or stinking gladden. Glappan, perhaps from glappe, as herbs commonly are ...
Cockayne, 1865
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The Herbal Body Book
The color can be altered by adding other herbs: Clove for a rich brown, Henna for a reddish cast (see Chapter XVII). Iris (Iris florentina — Orris root; /. foetidissima — Stinking Iris; /. pseudacorus — Yellow Iris; /. versicolor — Blue Flag) furnishes  ...
Jeanne Rose, 1999
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Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the ...
While the bur reed and stinking iris were not specified as being emmenagogues/ abortifacients, their position in the arrangement indicates that, if one did not have a gladiolus plant, one could substitute bur reed. Similarly, one could substitute ...
John M. Riddle, 1994
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Poisonous Plants of California
California native species and many others from Europe, Asia, and eastern North America are grown in California as ornamentals. Iris foetidissima. Scarlet-seeded Iris, Stinking Iris, Gladwin, Stinking Gladwin. Native of Europe and North Africa; ...
Thomas C. Fuller, 1986
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Healing Gardens
RIOHT Of particular value in the depths of winter are the orange bemes of stinking iris (Iris fbeftcfesma). which are revealed as the pods burst open plants Complementary color: blue To enhance the effect throughout the year, gaps in ...
Romy Rawlings, 1998

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STINKING IRIS»

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The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept...
... Elegans (Hosta sieboldiana), Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) and varieties of Red Hot Poker including Kniphofia Tawny King and Kniphofia Royal Standard. «Pitchcare, Jul 15»
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Irises coming into flower in gardens and in the wild
Stinking Iris is a garden escape that has naturalised itself in woods, thickets and sandy shores but its distribution is patchy so it is regarded as being rather rare ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
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VIDEO: Peter Dowdall - Lavender, a fantastic addition to any garden.
Iris foetidissima for example, the stinking iris has roots that can be pulped and used to make ink and indeed this is one of the plants that is thought to have been ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
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Ghoulish greenery
Then there's stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, whose leaves have a pungent scent but which come into their own visually in autumn and winter, putting on a ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Oct 14»
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Scary, smelly, spiky plants
Then there's stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, whose leaves have a pungent scent, but which comes into its own visually in autumn and winter, putting on a ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Oct 14»
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Fifteen fiendish flora
There are three "purgative" plants - agapanthus, daffodil and stinking iris. Agapanthus has glossy green, strap-like leaves and a flower head that features a ... «New Zealand Doctor Online, Jul 13»
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Potential killers lurk in garden
Some common poisonous plants out now: Daphne, daffodil, wisteria, helleborus, stinking iris (Iris foetidissma), lily of the valley, iceland poppy, kowhai and, ... «The Nelson Mail, Oct 12»
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Nature Trust (Malta) concerned about valley degradation
“Other tracks can also be seen on sensitive and protected flora in the area, particularly on a patch inhabited by the Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima, a species of wild ... «Gozo News, Feb 12»
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Butcher's Broom: How to grow
In the absence of the plant's own berries, it was apparently once grown in pots with a few scarlet berries of the native stinking iris stuck around it for decoration. «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 07»

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