iris

i·ris  (rs) n. pl. i·ris·es or i·ri·des (r-dz, r-) 1. The pigmented, round, contractile membrane of the eye, suspended between the cornea and lens and perforated by the pupil. It regulates the amount of light entering the eye. 2. Any of numerous plants of the genus Iris, having narrow sword-shaped leaves and showy, variously colored flowers. 3. A rainbow or rainbowlike display of colors. 4. An iris diaphragm. [Middle English, iris (the plant), from Latin ris, rid-, rainbow, iris (the plant), from Greek, rainbow, brightly-colored gemstone, iris of the eye; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

iris

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iris

Noun

1. the coloured muscular membrane in the eye that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil

2. a tall plant with long pointed leaves and large flowers [Greek: rainbow]

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iris  (rs)

Plural irises or irides (r-dz, r-)

The colored, muscular ring around the pupil of the eye in vertebrate animals, located between the cornea and lens. Contraction and expansion of the iris controls the size of the pupil, thereby regulating the amount of light reaching the retina.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	iris - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals fleur-de-lis, sword lily, flag iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae genus Iris - large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes bearded iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) beardless iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) bulbous iris - any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb Iris cristata, dwarf iris - low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States gladdon, gladdon iris, Iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris - iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa Iris persica, Persian iris - bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag - common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated dwarf iris, Iris verna, vernal iris - low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers blue flag, Iris versicolor - a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally Iris virginica, southern blue flag - similar to blue flag; the eastern United States English iris, Iris xiphioides - bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
	2.	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 eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight pupil - the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
	3.	iris - diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening iris diaphragm diaphragm, stop - a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

Translations

iris [pl irises] [ˈaɪrɪs, -ɪz] n (ANAT) → iris m;

(BOT) → lirio

iris, irises [ˈaɪrɪs, -ɪz] n → iris m

iris [ˈaɪrɪs] [irises , pl ] n (Anat) → Iris f, Regenbogenhaut f;

(Bot) → Iris, Schwertlilie f

iris [ˈaɪrɪs, -ɪz] n [pl irises] → iride f;

(BOT) → giaggiolo, iride

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iris

n iris [ˈaiəris]

1 the coloured part of the eye. irisقُزْحِيَّة العَيْنирисduhovkaregnbuehinde; irisdie Irisίριδαirisvikerkestعنبیهvärikalvoirisקַשתִיתआख की पुतलीšarenica u okuszivárványhártyaanak matalithimnairide虹彩홍채rainelėvaravīksneneirisirisregnbuehinnetęczówkaírisirisрадужная оболочкаdúhovkašarenicadužicairisม่านตาgözbebeği etrafındaki renkli halka, iris虹膜райдужна оболонкаآنکھ میں قرنیے کے پیچھے گول رنگدار جھلّیtròng đen虹膜

2 a kind of brightly-coloured flower with sword-shaped leaves. irisسَوْسَنперуникаkosatecirisdie Schwertlilieίρις (το φυτό)liriovõhumõõkزنبقkurjenmiekkairisאִירִיסआइरिस नामक पौधाperunika, irisíriszbunga irissverðliljairisアイリス붓꽃과의 식물irisasīrissbunga irislisiris, sverdliljeiryslírioirisирисkosatecperunikairisiris, svärdsliljaดอกไอริสzambak, süsen鳶尾屬植物ірис, півникиسوسن کی قسم کا کوئی پوداcây irit鸢尾属植物