iris
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(noun) thin overlapping plates can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening |
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Synonyms: iris diaphragm |
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Related Words: diaphragm, stop |
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(noun) muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye |
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Related Words: membrane, tissue layer |
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(noun) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals |
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Synonyms: flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily |
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Related Words: English iris, Iris cristata, Iris foetidissima, Iris persica, Iris pseudacorus, Iris verna, Iris versicolor, Iris virginica, Iris xiphioides, Persian iris, bearded iris, beardless iris, blue flag, bulbous iris, dwarf iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, iridaceous plant, roast beef plant, southern blue flag, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris, vernal iris, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag |
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