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"The flower".
In French, "fleur de lis" is feminine. It is a symbol often associated with royalty or heraldry, and the noun "fleur" (flower) is feminine in French.
The Fleur de Lis
:Fleur-De-Lis (Flower of the Lily)
The state flower of France is the fleur-de-lis, not lavender or a lily. The fleur-de-lis is a stylized lily that has been associated with the country for centuries.
It literally means "flower of the lily".
They chose it because the fleur-de-lis (lilies) was the flower that grew the most in Quebec and because it represent the colour of their country
The iris is the national flower of France. It is called Fleur-de-lis.
Fleur de Lis Handicap was created in 1975.
Fleur-de-lis is translated from French as "lily flower". Fleur-de-lis have appeared in artwork from the earliest civilizations. It is found on potteries, textiles, coins, clothes, emblems, and totems from around the world. Experts who have discussed the topic agree that it has little to do graphically with the lily, but disagree on whether it an arrowhead, a double axe, or even a dove, or a pigeon. It has often been used as a royal symbol, although different cultures have interpreted its meaning in various ways.
This is French for flowers. The word appears in various phrases,eg fleurs-de-lis.
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis was created on 1915-09-26.