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
Words nearby water flag
water diviner,
water down,
water dropwort,
water elm,
water feather,
water flag,
water flea,
water for injection,
water fountain,
water gap,
water gas
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