<P> The fleur - de-lis / fleur - de-lys ( plural : fleurs - de-lis / fleurs - de-lys ) or flower - de-luce is a stylized lily ( in French , fleur means `` flower '' , and lis means `` lily '' ) that is used as a decorative design or motif , and many of the Catholic saints of France , particularly St. Joseph , are depicted with a lily . Since France is a historically Catholic nation , the fleur - de-lis became `` at one and the same time , religious , political , dynastic , artistic , emblematic , and symbolic '' , especially in French heraldry . </P>
<P> The fleur - de-lis / fleur - de-lys ( plural : fleurs - de-lis / fleurs - de-lys ) or flower - de-luce is a stylized lily ( in French , fleur means `` flower '' , and lis means `` lily '' ) that is used as a decorative design or motif , and many of the Catholic saints of France , particularly St. Joseph , are depicted with a lily . Since France is a historically Catholic nation , the fleur - de-lis became `` at one and the same time , religious , political , dynastic , artistic , emblematic , and symbolic '' , especially in French heraldry . </P>
what kind of flower is the fleur de lis
what kind of flower is the fleur de lis
a stylized lily
a stylized lily