Citations:iris

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English citations of iris, irides, and irises

plural iris

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  • 1989, Ann Lovejoy, The Year in Bloom [1]
    Is there anything more spectacular than the bearded iris in their short season?
  • 1996, Katherine Grace Endicott, Northern California Gardening [2]
    Tall bearded iris are in bloom now.
  • 2004, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, A Garden for Life [3]
    The bulbous iris are important because their early flowers provide a food source for bees and early flying insects.

plural irides

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  • 1843, The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
    In colour the irides are straw-yellow, the pupils black; forehead, nape, and back, very dark bluish-black; [...]
  • 1989, Robert S Ridgely, The Birds of South America [4]
    As in the caciques, bills are sharply pointed and pale, while irides are usually pale blue.
  • 2001, John V Forrester et al., The Eye [5]
    Later in life brown irides are the result of heavily pigmented melanocytes within the stroma.

plural irises

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  • 1987, Pamela Harper, Frederick McGourty, Perennials [6]
    Tall bearded irises are easy to grow but not always easy to grow well.
  • 2000, Kevin C Voughn, Louisiana Iris [7]
    Most iris lovers feel that Louisiana irises are now large enough.
  • 2002, John E Bryan, Bulbs [8]
    All these irises are sold as dry, dormant bulbs in fall.