Though it means "lily", the fleur-de-lis is a variety of this flower
The fleur de lis is widely thought to be a stylized version of the species Iris ... 
been used as a royal emblem, though different cultures have interpreted its 
meaning in... [DOC] [TLE] The Fleur-de-Lys - Heraldica [PAR] Note the various themes: the Trinity, which the 3 petals were understood to recall, 
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