stinking iris

stinking iris

n (Plants) an iris plant, Iris foetidissima, of W Europe and N Africa, having purplish flowers and a strong unpleasant smell when bruised. Also called: gladdon

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stinking iris - iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africagladdon, gladdon iris, Iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwynfleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily, flag - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals