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Iris cristata vs iris

iris vs Iris cristata

Iris cristata and iris both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Iris cristata Yes No No No
iris Yes No No No
As nouns, iris is a hypernym of Iris cristata; that is, iris is a word with a broader meaning than Iris cristata:
  • Iris cristata: low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
  • iris: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Other hypernyms of Iris cristata include flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily.
Iris cristata (noun) iris (noun)
low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
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
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Difference between Iris cristata and iris

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