What is the meaning of iris?

noun

  • 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.
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