Word Meaning

iris definition and meaning

n. The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.
n. The rainbow.
n. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.
n. The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.
n. 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.
n. See Fleur-de-lis, 2.

Crossword clues for iris

- A flower
- A part of the eye; a plant
- A plant
- Bulb flower
- Coloured eye part
- Coloured part of eye
- diaphragm in a human face
- Eye membrane
- Eye part
- Fleur-de-lis
- Fleur-de-lis in Fair Isle
- Fleur-de-lis is mostly Irish
- Fleur-de-lis plant
- Flower
- Flower for Ms. Murdoch
- Flower, bearded ...
- Flower, Greek goddess
- Mostly Irish flower
- orris root liquid
- Part of the eye
- Part of the eyeball
- Partly satirise Ms Murdoch
- Plant
- Plant type
- Portion of the eye
- Purple flower
- Right between the eyes, prime suspect has flower
- Sir Isaac initially reversed fleur-de-lis
- Sir Isaac initially reversed fleurde-lis
- Sir Isaac’s flower
- Sir, I’ll go back for her
- Stanley and ...