Meaning Of The Word Iris

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Iris Meaning

Iris Definition
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What's The Definition Of Iris?

iris
countable noun: An iris is a tall plant with long leaves and large purple, yellow, or white flowers.
countable noun: The iris is the round coloured part of a person's eye.

Iris in American English
a feminine name
a rainbow
designating a family (Iridaceae, order Liliales) of monocotyledonous plants, including crocuses and gladioluses
noun: a female given name
noun: the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center

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