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Noun fleur-de-lis has 2 senses
- iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
--1 is a kind of iridaceous plant
--1 is a member of genus Iris
--1 has particulars: | bearded iris; beardless iris; bulbous iris; dwarf iris, Iris cristata; stinking iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima; Persian iris, Iris persica; yellow iris, yellow flag, yellow water flag, Iris pseudacorus; dwarf iris, vernal iris, Iris verna; blue flag, Iris versicolor; southern blue flag, Iris virginica; English iris, Iris xiphioides |
- fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys - (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
--2 is a kind of charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
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