Definition of iris

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Iris (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..

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Satirist :: Satirist (n.) One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire..
Isis :: Isis (n.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture..
Irised :: Irised (a.) Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent.
Iridic :: Iridic (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.
Irish :: Irish (a.) Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.
Iricism :: Iricism (n.) Irishism.
Bogtrotter :: Bogtrotter (n.) One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.
Dorsiventral :: Dorsiventral (a.) Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral..
Whall :: Whall (n.) A light color of the iris in horses; wall-eye.
Irises :: Irises (pl. ) of Iri.
Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..
Banshie :: Banshie (n.) A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house..
Irish :: Irish (n. sing. & pl.) The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants..
Kafir :: Kafir (n.) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.
Gladiate :: Gladiate (a.) Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus..
Irish :: Irish (n. sing. & pl.) An old game resembling backgammon.
Poteen :: Poteen (n.) Whisky; especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry..
Iridectomy :: Iridectomy (n.) The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.
Irisated :: Irisated (a.) Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent.
Paddy :: Paddy (n.) A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
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