"iris" meaning in Dutch

See iris in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈiː.rɪs/ Audio: Nl-iris.ogg Forms: irissen [plural], irisje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īris or Middle French iris (itself from Latin), from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|la|īris}} Latin īris, {{bor|nl|frm|iris}} Middle French iris, {{der|nl|grc|ἶρις}} Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} iris f (plural irissen, diminutive irisje n)
  1. (anatomy) iris (coloured part of the eye) Tags: feminine Synonyms: regenboogvlies
    Sense id: en-iris-nl-noun-gxmXTjUP Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. synonym of lis (“plant of genus Iris”) Tags: feminine Synonyms: lis [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-iris-nl-noun-DjewFTDP Categories (other): Iris family plants, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 16 84

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