iris vs Iris virginica

Iris virginica vs iris

iris and Iris virginica both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
iris	Yes	No	No	No
Iris virginica	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Iris virginica is a hyponym of iris; that is, Iris virginica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than iris:

iris: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Iris virginica: similar to blue flag; the eastern United States

Other hyponyms of iris include bearded iris, beardless iris, bulbous iris, dwarf iris, Iris cristata, gladdon, gladdon iris, Iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris, Iris persica, Persian iris, Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag, dwarf iris, Iris verna, vernal iris, blue flag, Iris versicolor, southern blue flag, English iris, Iris xiphioides.

iris (noun)	Iris virginica (noun)
diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening	similar to blue flag; the eastern United States
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 and Iris virginica

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