diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | 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 |