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▸ noun: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
▸ noun: muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye
▸ noun: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
▸ name: A female given name (common: 1 in 1818 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #325)
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▸ noun: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
▸ noun: muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye
▸ noun: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
▸ name: A female given name (common: 1 in 1818 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #325)
▸ Also see iriss
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to iris
▸ Usage examples for iris
▸ Idioms related to iris (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing iris
▸ Words that often appear near iris
▸ Rhymes of iris
▸ Invented words related to iris