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Definition of
'iris'
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Definitions of
'iris'
1.
(noun)
iris
,
flag
,
fleur-de-lis
,
sword lily
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks
bearing
bright-colored flowers composed of
three
petals and
three
drooping sepals
2.
(noun)
iris
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
3.
(noun)
iris
,
iris diaphragm
diaphragm
consisting of thin
overlapping
plates that can be adjusted to
change
the
diameter
of a
central
opening
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'iris'
'iris'
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