fleur-de-lis

Definition of Fleur-de-lis in English :

1. flag, fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

2. fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys

(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fleur-de-lis

nounWord forms: plural fleurs-de-lis (ˌflɜrdəˈli ; flʉrˌdəlēˈ; ˌflɜrdəˈliz ; flʉrˌdəlēzˈ; ˌflɜrdəˈlis ; flʉrˌdəlēsˈ)

1.

iris (sense 4) iris (sense 5)

2.

the coat of arms of the former French royal family

3. Heraldry

an emblem resembling a lily or iris

n. pl. fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys (flûr′də-lēz, flr′-)

1. An iris.

2.

a. Heraldry A device consisting of a stylized three-petaled iris flower, used as the armorial emblem of the kings of France.

b. A similar design used as a decorative motif.