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| calamus |
a wild iris known as the sweet flag, or its aromatic root. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornea |
the portion of the eyeball's outer coating that is transparent and covers the iris and pupil. |
| crocus |
any of several small plants, related to the iris, that grow from a bulb and bloom in early spring with a single colorful flower. |
| crystalline lens |
a transparent, biconvex, lenslike body in the eye, between the iris and the vitreous humor, that focuses light on the retina. |
| flag2 |
any of a variety of plants characterized by long, flat, pointed leaves, such as the iris, blue flag, or cattail. |
| fleur-de-lis |
an iris. [1/2 definitions] |
| freesia |
a southern African plant of the iris family that bears clusters of fragrant funnel-shaped flowers. |
| gladiolus |
any of numerous plants of the iris family that have colorful flowers growing on long, erect stems, or a flower or a stem of flowers from such a plant. |
| orrisroot |
the fragrant root of any of several species of iris, used in making perfumes and cosmetics. |
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