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Iris has 3 independent meanings, unrelated except for their derivation from either a Greek word for rainbow:
Iris (mythology), a courier of a gods around Greek mythology, identified using the rainbow
Iris (anatomy), a anatomical sphincter in the area of the pupil of the eye, known as for the colorise man & carnal eyes
Iris (plant), a colorful genus of flowering plants, known as for the rainbow
Terms from either a ternary independent meanings:
7 Iris, an asteroid named for the fabulous figure
USS Iris, one of several ships in the Usn, besides known as for the mythical figure
Iris (color), an ambiguous color term, ranging from either blue-violet to violet, from either a flower
a feminine title, from either either a myth, a flower, or even the word "rainbow" itself
Hurricane Iris, one of three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic
Inside technology:
Iris (camera), a mechanical device which mimics a work of the biological iris
Iris (diaphragm), any such mechanical device, as utilized inside doors, pipes, & electrical engineering
In the arts:
Irises (painting), a painting of iris flowers, by Vincent Van Gogh
Iris (opera), an opera by Pietro Mascagni
Iris print, an early name for the giclée print
Around popular culture:
Iris (2001 film), about Iris Murdoch
Iris magazine, a Dutch comic magazine
IRIS (band), a Romanian tough-rock band
Iris (band), a Texas-depending synthpop band
Iris (band), a French/British implemental rock band
Iris (song), a song by The Goo Goo Dolls from the film City of Angels
Iris (Stargate), a made-up device in the television indicate Stargate SG-1
Iris of Illusion, a invented queen around Piers Anthony's Xanth novels
Iris (Management Festival) , the annual management festival of Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI)
Around business:
Iris Associates, the company which developed Lotus Notes
Iris Fund for Prevention of Blindness
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