Definition of Iris

  • 1. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals Noun
  • 2. 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 Noun
  • 3. Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening Noun

Morphology of "iris"

  • irides

Synonyms for word "iris"

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Hyponims for word "iris"