Iris - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• iris
• iris diaphragm

More generic

• diaphragm
• stop

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

Synonyms

• iris

More generic

• membrane
• tissue layer

Related

• pupil

Related

• eye
• oculus
• optic

Noun

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

Synonyms

• flag
• fleur-de-lis
• iris
• sword lily

More generic

• iridaceous plant

More specific

• 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
• roast beef plant
• southern blue flag
• stinking gladwyn
• stinking iris
• vernal iris
• yellow flag
• yellow iris
• yellow water flag

Related

• genus Iris

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