fleur-de-lis
/ˌflɜːdəˈliː/(亦作fleur-de-lys)
noun
(pl. fleurs-de-lis. 读音同)
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.【艺术, 纹章】百合花饰, 鸢尾花形（此类纹章尤因前法国王室盾牌闻名, 为蓝底金色花）。
2
- a European iris鸢尾, 鸢尾花。
2.1
- Genus Iris, family Iridaceae, in particular I. × germanica 'Florentina' (with bluish-white flowers) or I. pseudacorus (the yellow flag).鸢尾属, 鸢尾科, 尤指花色蓝中带白的德国鸢尾或黄菖蒲。
词源
Middle English: from Old French flour de lys 'flower of the lily'.