FLOWER-DE-LUCE
\flˈa͡ʊədəlˈuːs], \flˈaʊədəlˈuːs], \f_l_ˈaʊ_ə_d_ə_l_ˈuː_s]\
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A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem.
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.