Iris(n.)
- An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.
Iris(n.)
- The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.
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.