Croatian Meaning of iris

Iris

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Definitions and Meaning of iris in English

Wordnet

iris (n)

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

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

diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

Webster

iris (n.)

The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.

The rainbow.

An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.

The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.

A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce.

See Fleur-de-lis, 2.

Inner circle of an oscillated color spot.

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Iris

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals, muscular diaphragm that cont

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iridotomy => Iridotomija, iridosmium => Iridosmij, iridosmine => iridosmin, iridoprocne bicolor => Iridoprocne bicolor, iridoprocne => Iridoprocne,