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Definition of Irises

Irises
Iris I"ris, n.; pl. E. Irises, L. Irides. [L. iris, iridis, the goddess, Gr. ?, ?, the rainbow, iris of the eye, the plant Iris. Cf. Orris.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods. --Shak. 2. The rainbow. --Sir T. Browne. 3. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors. --Tennyson. 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.

Meaning of Irises from wikipedia

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- analysis. Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have...
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- as in the most recent discovery of the Abbeville Red Iris, Iris nelsonii. The five Louisiana irises are often categorized as "The Reds" or "The Blues" according...
- "(SPEC) Iris tectorum Maxim". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). Retrieved 23 March 2015. British Iris Society (1997) A Guide to Species Irises: Their...
- in bud. The flowers are often confused with Iris albicans (which also has white flowers). Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer...