iris

• plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye
• diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
• The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods
• The rainbow
• An appearance resembling the rainbow
• The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye
• 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
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Chile in Tarapaca
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Cuba in Santiago de Cuba
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in California
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Colorado
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Montana
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in South Carolina

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