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bulbous iris vs iris

iris vs bulbous iris

bulbous iris and iris both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bulbous iris Yes No No No
iris Yes No No No
As nouns, iris is a hypernym of bulbous iris; that is, iris is a word with a broader meaning than bulbous iris:
  • bulbous iris: any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
  • iris: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Other hypernyms of bulbous iris include flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily.
bulbous iris (noun) iris (noun)
any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb 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 bulbous iris and iris

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