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The answer IRIS has 1771 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of iris in various dictionaries:
noun - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
noun - muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye
noun - diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adj usted to change the diameter of a central opening
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| By dropping 2 letters in Osiris' name, you get this Greek goddess who shares her name with a flower |
| Every year the Dykes Medal goes to the best example of this bearded flower |
| Prairie Sunset & Sable are 2 of the bearded varieties of this spring flower |
| The uvea in the eye consists of 3 parts: the choroid, the ciliary body & this colored part lying behind the cornea |
| It shares its name with the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
| It's Tennessee's state flower, not its state part of the eye |
| Melanin in this colorful part of the eye absorbs strong light that might blur the vision |
| The color of this ring around the pupil is inherited |
| Flower seen here (that fits the category) |
| Botanically, the crocus is a member of this 4-letter plant family named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| (of an aperture, typically that of a lens) open or close in the manner of an iris or iris diaphragm. |
| The goddess of the rainbow, who acted as a messenger of the gods. |
| a tall plant that has blue, yellow, or white flowers and long, narrow leaves |
| the coloured circular part of that eye that surrounds the black pupil ( central part) |
| a tall plant with large, colorful, often yellow or purple flowers and long pointed leaves |
| the colored, circular part of an eye surrounding the black pupil ( central part): |
| Geographic Matches |
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| Iris, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES |
| Iris, Santiago de Cuba, CUBA |
| Iris, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES |
| Iris, COLORADO, UNITED STATES |
| Iris, Tarapaca, CHILE |
| Iris, MONTANA, UNITED STATES |
| Iris might refer to |
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Iris or * Iris (anatomy), part of the eye * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet * Iris (insect), a genus of praying mantis * Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * Iris (plant), a genus of flowering plants |