Meaning of Iris

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Iris

1. 1
   n.

   The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.

2. 2
   n.

   The rainbow.

3. 3
   n.

   An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.

4. 4
   n.

   The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.

5. 5
   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.

6. 6
   n.

   See Fleur-de-lis, 2.

7. 7
   n.

   The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.

8. 8
   n.

   The rainbow.

9. 9
   n.

   An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.

10. 10
    n.

    The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.

11. 11
    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.

12. 12
    n.

    See Fleur-de-lis, 2.