fleur-de-lis

noun (plural fleurs-de-lis pronunc. same or /-dlˈēz/)

• 1 Art & Heraldry a stylized lily composed of three petals bound together near their bases. It is especially known from the former royal arms of France, in which it appears in gold on a blue field.

• 2a European iris.

  • Genus Iris, family Iridaceae, in particular I. × germanica ‘Florentina’ (with bluish-white flowers) or I. pseudacorus (the yellow flag)