Iris

Definition of Iris

I´ris

n.	1.	(Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.
	2.	The rainbow.
	3.	An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.
	4.	(Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.
	5.	(Bot.) 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.
	6.	(Her.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2.
	7.	(Zool.) the inner circle of an oscillated color spot.
	8.	same as iris diaphragm.

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