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vernal iris vs iris

iris vs vernal iris

vernal iris and iris both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vernal iris Yes No No No
iris Yes No No No
As nouns, iris is a hypernym of vernal iris; that is, iris is a word with a broader meaning than vernal iris:
  • vernal iris: low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
  • iris: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Other hypernyms of vernal iris include flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily.
vernal iris (noun) iris (noun)
low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers 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 vernal iris and iris

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