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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1918
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SHELISTER, n. The yellow or flag iris, Iris pseudacorus. Gael.Arg. 1918 N. Munro Jaunty Jock 176:
She was standing beside tall blades of shelister — the iris of the isles.
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