Search Result:iris
KK Pronunciation
〔 `aIrIs 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋaiәris 〕
Overview of noun iris
The noun iris has 3 senses
- iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily -- (plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals)
- 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)
- iris, iris diaphragm -- (diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening)