IRIS
-noun
1. the coloured muscular diaphragm that surrounds and
controls the size of the pupil
2. any plant of the
iridaceous genus Iris, having brightly coloured flowers composed of three
petals and three drooping sepals
3. (Also called : rainbow quartz) . a form of quartz that
reflects light polychromatically from internal fractures
4. a rare or poetic
word for rainbow
5. something resembling a rainbow; iridescence
6. short for iris
diaphragm (an adjustable diaphragm that regulates the amount of light entering
an optical instrument, in particular a camera. It usually consists of a number
of thin metal leaves arranged so that they open out into an approximately circular
aperture)
-noun
1. the goddess of the rainbow along which she travelled to
earth as a messenger of the gods
In her sepal cradle
Iris surges, dressed in quartz
Bearing a message of resistance
Nevertheless, she persists
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