water flag


noun

a European iris, Iris pseudacorus, naturalized throughout eastern North America, with blue-green leaves and violet-veined, yellow flowers and growing in moist places.
Also called yellow flag.

Origin of water flag

First recorded in 1570–80

Example sentences from the Web for water flag

  • Dark bulrushes edged the shores, and the water-flag planted its golden tents between.

    The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann