Japanese iris en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- / dʒæp.ənˌiːz ˈaɪ.rɪs/ (UK)
- /ˌdʒæp.ən.iːz ˈaɪ.rɪs/ (US)
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Etymology
From Japanese + iris, due to them being discovered first by Western explorers in Japan.
Meanings
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A group of iris flower species native to or cultivated in East Asia, particularly in Japan, Korea, China, Russia, and Mongolia. Scientifically, the three primary species are Iris ensata, Iris laevigata, and Iris sanguinea.
Effects of artificial illumination on Japanese iris (Iris Kaempferi) were examined.
1956, Masatsugu Okada, Akira Okamura, Effects of daylength on flowering of Japanese iris (Iris Kaempferi), →DOI, Abstract:Though we have in Europe certain varieties which grow on comparatively dry soil, we never find the Japanese iris represented otherwise than on damp ground.
1891, Siegfried Bing, Artistic Japan - Illustrations and Essays, volume 6, page 417:Observations have been made over a period of 3 years on infested Japanese iris plants that were very much dwarfed and produced few flowers, but which after treatment to remove the thrips and transplanting to a new location, became vigorous.
1937, Floyd Franklin Smith, Leonard Gordon Utter, The Iris Thrips and Its Control by Hot Water with Notes on Other Treatments, page 2:Iris ensata var. spontanea, a wild progenitor of the Japanese iris cultivars (I. ensata var. ensata), is extensively cultivated in Japanese gardens, is distributed across mesic meadows and wetlands in Japan and East Asia.
2024, Makiko Mimura, Marina Takeuchi, Takayuki Kobayashi, Shun K. Hirota, Yoshihisa Suyama, Hirofumi Yamaguchi, Toshihito Tabuchi, Genetic diversity in the traditional cultivars and wild ancestor of near-threatened Japanese iris (Iris ensata Thunb.), →DOI, Abstract:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese irises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
ja 菖蒲 (The Japanese iris group) · arz ايريس لافيجاتا (The Japanese iris group) · es Iris Japonés (The Japanese iris group) · ja 花菖蒲 (The Japanese iris group) · fr Iris du Japon (The Japanese iris group) · arz ايريس انساتا (The Japanese iris group) · cmn 燕子花 (The Japanese iris group) · fa-ira زنبقهای ژاپنی (The Japanese iris group) · ru Ирис мечевидный (The Japanese iris group) · ko 꽃창포 (The Japanese iris group) · de Asiatische Sumpf-Schwertlilie (The Japanese iris group) · ja 杜若 (The Japanese iris group) · ko 제비붓꽃 (The Japanese iris group) · arz سوسن دموى (The Japanese iris group) · ko 붓꽃 (The Japanese iris group) · cmn 玉蝉花 (The Japanese iris group) · de Ostsibirische Schwertlilie (The Japanese iris group) · ko 菖蒲 (The Japanese iris group) · cmn 溪荪 (The Japanese iris group) · ja 文目 (The Japanese iris group) · ru Ирис гладкий (The Japanese iris group) · fr Iris d'eau japonais (The Japanese iris group) · de Japanische Sumpf-Schwertlilie (The Japanese iris group) · ar سوسن دموي (The Japanese iris group)