SINCE 1828
sisyrinchium
noun
sis·y·rin·chi·um
| \ ˌsisəˈriŋkēəm\
Definition of sisyrinchium
1
capitalized
: a genus of chiefly North American grasslike mostly blue-flowered herbs (family Iridaceae) having mostly basal leaves and several 6-parted flowers usually from a single spathe
2
plural -s
: any plant of the genus Sisyrinchium
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