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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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Translations n iris [ˈaiəris] 1 the coloured part of the eye. iris قُزْحِيَّة العَيْن ирис duhovka regnbuehinde; iris die Iris ίριδα iris vikerkest عنبیه värikalvo iris קַשתִית आख की पुतली šarenica u oku szivárványhártya anak mata lithimna iride 虹彩 홍채 rainelė varavīksnene iris iris regnbuehinne tęczówka íris iris радужная оболочка dúhovka šarenica dužica iris ม่านตา gözbebeği etrafındaki renkli halka, iris 虹膜 райдужна оболонка آنکھ میں قرنیے کے پیچھے گول رنگدار جھلّی tròng đen 虹膜 2 a kind of brightly-coloured flower with sword-shaped leaves. iris سَوْسَن перуника kosatec iris die Schwertlilie ίρις (το φυτό) lirio võhumõõk زنبق kurjenmiekka iris אִירִיס आइरिस नामक पौधा perunika, iris írisz bunga iris sverðlilja iris アイリス 붓꽃과의 식물 irisas īriss bunga iris lis iris, sverdlilje irys lírio iris ирис kosatec perunika iris iris, svärdslilja ดอกไอริส zambak, süsen 鳶尾屬植物 ірис, півники سوسن کی قسم کا کوئی پودا cây irit 鸢尾属植物 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"Walk with me a little way," he said, "and I will show you Iris before she starts. On that road we heard the song of morning stars; we drank in fragrances aerial and sweet as a May mist; we were rich in gossamer fancies and iris hopes; our hearts sought and found the boon of dreams; the years waited beyond and they were very fair; life was a rose-lipped comrade with purple flowers dripping from her fingers. The iris is extremely black while the eyeball itself is quite white and clear. |
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