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[はな(花)·しょう(菖)·ぶ(蒲)]
hanashoubu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[はな(花)·し·ょ·う·ぶ]
hanashoubu
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[はな(花)·あやめ(菖蒲)]
hanaayame
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English Meaning(s) for 花菖蒲

noun
  1. Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
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Definition and Synonyms for 花菖蒲

Flag plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Synonyms: アイリス, かきつばた, 花菖蒲, 菖蒲, 菖蒲, 鳶尾

Meanings for each kanji in 花菖蒲

» flower
» iris
» bullrush; flag; cattail

Categories 花菖蒲 is a member of

Iridaceous Plant any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
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