Iris

Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “the messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris (of the eye); the flower”)

Iris f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – the irises.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Tarachodidae – certain of the mantises.

• (genus of flowers): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Iridaceae - family; Iridoideae - subfamily; Irideae - tribe

• (genus of flowers): Iris subg. Hermodactyloides, Iris subg. Iris, Iris subg. Limniris, Iris subg. Nepalensis, Iris subg. Scorpiris, Iris subg. Xiphium - subgenera
  • Iris germanica - type species

• Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Iris (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Iris (Iridaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Iris (Tarachodidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Iris (Iridaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Iris at USDA Plants database

Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).

Iris

1. (Greek mythology) A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.
   • 1598 William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well: Act I, Scene III :

     What's the matter, / That this distemper'd messenger of wet, / The many-colour'd Iris, rounds thine eye?

2. A female given name; a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.
   • 1990 Joyce Carol Oates, Because It Is Bitter, And Because It Is My Heart, →ISBN page 39:

     Persia tells Iris she is named for something special: the iris of the eye. "I thought I was named for a flower," Iris says, disappointed. "An iris is a flower, of course," Persia says, smiling, "but it's this other, too. Our secret. 'The iris of the eye'." "The eye?" Persia snaps her fingers in Iris's eyes. The gesture is so rude and unexpected, Iris will remember it all her life. After this disclosure, Iris doesn't know whether she likes her name any more.

3. (astronomy) 7 Iris, a main belt asteroid.

• Iridian

• Siri

From English Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).

Iris

1. a female given name
2. (Greek mythology) Iris; a messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows

Iris

1. (Greek mythology) Iris
2. A female given name.

Iris

1. (Greek mythology) Iris
2. A female given name.

• Iiris

Iris f

1. A female given name

Matronymics

• son of Iris: Irisarson
• daughter of Iris: Irisardóttir

• IPA^(key): /i.ʁis/

Iris

1. (Greek mythology) Iris
2. A female given name.

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Iris f

1. (anatomy) iris

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Iris

1. (Greek mythology) Iris
2. A female given name.

From Ancient Greek Ἴρις (Íris).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ris/, [ˈɪ.rɪs]

The river in Amasya

Iris m (genitive Iris); third declension

1. One of the most considerable rivers of Pontus, now the Yeşilırmak

Third declension i-stem.

• Iris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Iris in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Iris

1. (Greek mythology) Iris
2. A female given name.

Iris c (genitive Iris)

1. (Greek mythology) Iris
2. A female given name.