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Definition: FLOWER-DE-LUCE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Flower-de-luce" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Flower-de-luce \Flow"er-de-luce"\, noun. [Corrupted from fleur-de-lis.]. (references)

Definition: FLOWER-DE-LUCE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FLOWER-DE-LUCE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Flower-de-luce \Flow"er-de-luce"\, noun. [Corrupted from fleur-de-lis.]. (references)