iris vs Persian iris

Persian iris vs iris

iris and Persian iris both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
iris	Yes	No	No	No
Persian iris	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Persian iris is a hyponym of iris; that is, Persian iris 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
Persian iris: bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers

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, Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag, dwarf iris, Iris verna, vernal iris, blue flag, Iris versicolor, Iris virginica, southern blue flag, English iris, Iris xiphioides.

iris (noun)	Persian iris (noun)
diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening	bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers
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 Persian iris

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