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iris

/'aɪrɪs/

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

type of:
stop diaphragm
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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flag fleur-de-lis sword lily

type of:
iridaceous plant
noun
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
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type of:
tissue layer membrane

part of:
eye oculus optic

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