iris
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepalsSynonyms: flagfleur-de-lissword lily
- 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 openingSynonyms: iris diaphragm
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.(Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2.The rainbow. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
3.An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
4.(Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye. [1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]
6.(Her.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2. [1913 Webster]
7.(Zool.) the inner circle of an oscillated color spot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8.same as iris diaphragm. [PJC]
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