Noun: stinking iris
- Iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
"The stinking iris's bright orange seeds were visible after the pods split";
- gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima
Derived forms: stinking irises
Type of: flag, fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily
Encyclopedia: Stinking iris