01 n. The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.
pl.
Irises, Irides ((#))
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The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.(Class. Myth.)
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The rainbow.
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An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.
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The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.(Anat.) See: Eye
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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.(Bot.) See: Flower-de-luce
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the inner circle of an oscillated color spot.(Zool.)
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same as iris diaphragm. See: iris diaphragm