IRIDES

IRIS

iris, iris diaphragm

(noun) diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

iris

(noun) muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye

iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily

(noun) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

irides

plural of iris (part of the eye)

Anagrams

• irised

Source: Wiktionary


IRIS

I"ris, n.; pl. E. Irises, L. Irides. Etym: [L. iris, iridis, the goddess, Gr. Orris.]

1. (Class. Myth.)

Definition: The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods. Shak.

2. The rainbow. Sir T. Browne.

3. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors. Tennyson.

4. (Anat.)

Definition: The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.

5. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce.

6. (Her.)

Definition: See Fleur-de-lis, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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