iris
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Types & categories
- iridaceous plant hypernym
- bearded iris hyponym
- beardless iris hyponym
- bulbous iris hyponym
- Iris cristata hyponym
- stinking iris hyponym
- Persian iris hyponym
- yellow iris hyponym
- dwarf iris hyponym
- blue flag hyponym
- southern blue flag hyponym
- English iris hyponym
Parts & wholes
- genus Iris member holonym
Sense 2 noun
muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
Types & categories
- tissue layer hypernym
Parts & wholes
Sense 3 noun
diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
Types & categories
- diaphragm hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | genus Iris |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | iridaceous plant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bearded iris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beardless iris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bulbous iris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Iris cristata |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stinking iris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Persian iris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yellow iris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dwarf iris |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blue flag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | southern blue flag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | English iris |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | eye |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | pupil |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tissue layer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | diaphragm |