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Bearded Perennials Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is IRISES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: IRISES

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199%6Exact Match!
229%7Perennials do this
329%9 Blue perennials

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "IRISES" which means:

    noun
  • • Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
  • • Muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
  • • Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
  • verb
  • • (of an aperture, lens or door) to open or close in the manner of an iris.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She had beautiful blue irises."
  • • "The irises in the garden bloomed in vibrant shades of purple."

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New York Times19 May 2007 Down 7
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