Preposition: of

• eye: Aniridia: Absence of the iris of the eye, either congenital or acquired.

Converse of object

• call: The colored part of the eye is called the iris - what color are your eyes?

Adjective modifier

• bearded: This popular, tall bearded iris is perfect for a sunny, well-drained border.

• stinking: The " stinking iris " , a rare plant, is also to be found in this area.

• Siberian: Other popular types include the tall, slender Siberian iris for moist, fertile soil, with flowers of blue, indigo or white.

• yellow: Look out for orchids, yellow flag iris, ferns.

• pale: A yew hedge screens the approaches to the formal gardens near the house, where a north-south path is edged with pale blue iris.

Modifies a noun

• diaphragm: An iris diaphragm controls the amount of light entering the eye.

• explorer: IRIS Explorer now available for Mac OS X IRIS Explorer Release 5.2 is now available for the Mac OS X platform.

• scan: Bank United of Texas intends to do iris scans.

• recognition: The iris recognition system used by Bank United does not transmit images or maintain them in any archival storage.

• scanner: For example, I tried to get iris scanners for entry control to our new computer lab building.

• folding: Once the iris folding is complete, add a border using matching paper.

Noun used with modifier

• substage: I suspect that many beginning to take up microscopy might, understandably, use the substage iris control to reduce light intensity.

• condenser: Do not forget to set the condenser iris wide open!

• flag: Look out for orchids, yellow flag iris, ferns.

• auto: Fit lenses to cameras and connect auto iris lenses.

• field: The filament is uneven when focussed and gives glare for the same field iris setting as Philips.