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Iris versicolor vs iris

iris vs Iris versicolor

Iris versicolor and iris both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Iris versicolor Yes No No No
iris Yes No No No
As nouns, iris is a hypernym of Iris versicolor; that is, iris is a word with a broader meaning than Iris versicolor:
  • Iris versicolor: a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
  • 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 versicolor include flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily.
Iris versicolor (noun) iris (noun)
a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally 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 versicolor and iris

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