Iris Synonyms

īrĭs
Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. flag
  2. fleur-de-lis
  3. blue-flag
  4. yellow-flag
  5. bearded iris
  6. Siberian iris
  7. japanese iris
  8. iris diaphragm
  9. Dutch iris
  10. orris-root
  11. gladdon
  12. Iris germanica (Latin)
  13. sword lily

Words Related to Iris

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. flower
  2. plant
  3. Wildthyme
  4. unguicularis
  5. danfordiae
  6. Garrelfs
  7. foetidissima

Iris Sentence Examples

  • Her eyes were almond shaped, the brown of the iris so dark that it was almost black.

  • The rainbow, which men call Iris, is a cloud that is purple and red and yellow.

  • Iris army was in the main aligned for attack.

  • The iris is in most young birds at first brown or dull-coloured, but with maturity attains often very bright tints which add considerably to the charm of the bird; sexual dimorphism is in this respect of common occurrence.

  • But afterlong negotiations Congress the treaty of alliance was signed in January 1855, and iris, while Austria remained neutral, a well-equipped Piedmontese force of 15,000 men, under General La Marmora, sailed for the Crimea.

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