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• Pink- and apricot-coloured irises have also been bred in some species.From the entry irises
• The flag irises are for the most part of the easiest culture and easily propagated.From the entry irises
• It's important to note any flutter in the iris.From the entry flutter
• The leaves of the iris and gladiolus are gladiate.From the entry gladiate
• Siberian and Japanese irises appreciate a second feeding just as the flowers fade.2017, Barbara W. Ellis, “Iris: Irises”, in Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants: Proven Perennials, Annuals…. From the entry bearded
• For iris and iridochoroidal melanoma, paraffin-embedded tissue sections were retrieved from the pathology department.2015 September 15, “Distribution of GNAQ and GNA11 Mutation Signatures in Uveal Melanoma Points to a Light Dependent Mutation Mechanism”…. From the entry iridochoroidal
• The hypergreen leaves at the base of the iris thrive and threaten.2008, Saleema Nawaz, Mother Superior: Stories, Freehand Books, →ISBN. From the entry hypergreen
• Face identification, hand geometry, and iris scanning indicate that all is not well in cyberland.2001, Barbara Maria Stafford, Visual Analogy: Consciousness as the Art of Connecting. From the entry cyberland
• This is the wide-screen equivalent of irising in Ford’s silent films.1998, Garry Wills, chapter 20, in John Wayne’s America, New York: Simon & Schuster, page 254. From the entry irising
• In partial heterochromia iridis the iris is either tricolored or tetracolored.1998 January, Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, volume 38, number 76, page 165. From the entry tetracolored
• They are used for the treatment of the diseases of ciliary body and iris.1991, Principles & Practice of Nursing, Academic Publishers, published 2008, →ISBN, page 338. From the entry mydriatric
• Here, the tulips will bloom in rainbow riot, followed by the dark-hearted iris.1984, McCall's - Volume 111, page 57. From the entry dark-hearted
• The black irises are set off by milky whites as clear as a child’s.1980 October 27, J[ohn] M[axwell] Coetzee, “(please specify the page)”, in Waiting for the Barbarians, London: Martin Secker & Warburg…. From the entry milky
• Addables were tiltable, rotatable and removeable viewfinder, paint pot controls and auto iris.1977, Broadcast Engineering, volume 19, page 36. From the entry addable
• Where irising began and ended a happy carnival sequence, an underlying feeling of chaos was created.1976, Allan Casebier, Film Appreciation, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Part 1, p. 22. From the entry irising
• Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies?1956, Victoria Sackville-West, Even More For Your Garden, page 102. From the entry tiny
• Effects of artificial illumination on Japanese iris (Iris Kaempferi) were examined.1956, Masatsugu Okada, Akira Okamura, Effects of daylength on flowering of Japanese iris (Iris Kaempferi), →DOI, Abstract. From the entry Japanese iris
• The herbaceous perennial irises benefit from at least one feeding a year in early spring as growth begins.2017, Barbara W. Ellis, “Iris: Irises”, in Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants: Proven Perennials, Annuals…. From the entry bearded
• Why did I not notice those shiny hazel irises before?2017, Daryl Banner, chapter 4, in Football Sundae, Frozenfyre Publishing, page 46. From the entry trophy girlfriend
• Such pressures explain why humans are peculiar in having our rather small irises set against a white background—the sclera—in our eyes.2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 13, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN. From the entry sclera
• Essential oils such as jasmine, rose, vetiver, ilang-ilang, iris, vanilla, sandalwood or lavender cannot be synthesised in the laboratory.2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 190…. From the entry ylang ylang
• Iris changes in PXF closely intertwine with lenticular findings.2013 December 20, “Preoperative considerations in patients with cataracts and pseudoexfoliation syndrome”, in Optometry Times. From the entry intertwine
• Sure, I love elegant all-one-colored irises too, but spice it up with bi-, tri-, and quadricolored flowers, and now you’re talking.2012 May 22, Kelly Norris, A Guide to Bearded Irises: Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts, Timber Press, →ISBN, page 43. From the entry quadricolored
• It has also been called isolated trabeculodysgeneses or goniodysgenses to indicate that the cornea and iris are morphologically normal.2006, Faisal Idrees, Daniela Vaideanu, Scott G. Fraser, Jane C. Sowden and Peng T. Khaw, “A Review of Anterior Segment Dysgeneses”, in…. From the entry trabeculodysgeneses
• Iris went away to boil water or something, and Claire had time to investigate the shabby finery of the room.1990, Mary Ann Kelly, chapter 11, in Park Lane South, Queens (A Thomas Dunne Book), New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 177. From the entry Havishamesque
• There are roomsets in the tradition of William Morris and Walter Crane, the latter including stylized iris and moth motifs.1989, San Diego Home Garden - Volume 11, Issues 1-6, page 89. From the entry roomset
• In the initial inflammatory stage the iris appears redder than the normal due to a distension of the transverse vessels.1940, M.S.U. Veterinarian, volumes 1-2. From the entry coroscopy
• As soon as the section is made the iris contracts, the lens comes forward and the anterior chamber is abolished.1911 July, Homer E. Smith, “Preliminary Capsulotomy—an Improved Method for the Extraction of the Immature Cataractous Lens. [abstract]”…. From the entry cystotome
• The irises of those eyes, whose pupils were blacker than atrament, varied singularly in shades of shifting colour.1908, Théophile Gautier, “King Candaules”, in Lafcadio Hearn, transl., Stories, New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, →OCLC, page 91. From the entry atrament
• Unlike the other types, even with an iriscope, it's very difficult to ascertain the fibre structure as the iris is deeply suffused with pigment.2023, Sarah Donoghue, Modern Iridology. From the entry iriscope
• An incision was made around the ora serrata of each eye, and the anterior cornea, lens, capsule, and associated iris pigmented epithelium were removed.2003, Gibbs et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 100, number 11, page 6482. From the entry iris pigmented epithelium
• Diagnosis is by iridology and coroscopy, that is, by noting changes in color of the iris, and by examination of the pupil.1940, M.S.U. Veterinarian, volumes 1-2. From the entry coroscopy
• The eye is circumsected near the margin of the iris, exposing the lens in the cup formed by the anterior half of the eye.1931, James Clyde Munch, Bioassays: a handbook of quantitative pharmacology. From the entry circumsect
• In fact, the chance of two irides (yes, this is the plural of the word "iris" — go figure?) being identical is estimated to be one in a quinvigintillion.2019, Ella Schwartz, Can You Crack the Code?. From the entry quinvigintillion
• Out in the front yard, a jumble of iris japonica, Chinese epimedium and carex leaves covers one wall, a plant wall experiment begun five years ago.2007 May 3, Kristin Hohenadel, “All His Rooms Are Living Rooms”, in New York Times. From the entry epimedium
• The hoatzin is a very colorful bird with a blue head, a tuft of feathers standing up on the head, and an orange iris in the eye.2006, Buddy Davis, Kay Davis, Breathtaking Birds, page 41. From the entry hoatzin
• Every one noticed her eyes; the brown iris had golden glints that made them look like gold-stone, or, in softer lights, like that Colorado mineral called tiger-eye.1913 June, Willa Sibert Cather, chapter I, in O Pioneers!, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], →OCLC, part I (The…. From the entry tiger's eye

Meaning of iris

1. noun A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
2. noun The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
3. noun A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.

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How do you use iris in a sentence?

Iris is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Pink- and apricot-coloured irises have also been bred in some species.”

What is a short sentence with iris?

“Iris changes in PXF closely intertwine with lenticular findings.”

What does iris mean?

Iris means a plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).