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Meaning of word iris from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

iris noun

Meaning : Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.

Synonyms : flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily

Meaning : 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.

Meaning : Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening.

Synonyms : iris diaphragm

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Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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