Iris - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈaɪrɪs|
Brit.
|ˈaɪərɪs|
noun
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals (syn: flag, fleur-de-lis)
- 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
- diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
- 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
- diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
Word forms
noun
singular: iris
plural: irises
singular: iris
plural: irises
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