Definition of Iris

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Definition of Iris

Iris

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 Translations

Iris in Dutch is Iris
iris in German is Schwertlilie
iris in Italian is iride

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