Crossword answer · 4 letters
Iris definition and meaning
EYE-ris · noun; given name
IRIS
What does Iris mean?
An iris can be the colored part of an eye, a flowering plant, or a device that controls an opening.
What does IRIS mean in a crossword?
IRIS answers the reviewed clue “Body part affected by heterochromia.” A technical color term and singular body part point to eye anatomy.
Why is IRIS useful to learn?
The eye's iris surrounds the pupil; it is not the pupil itself. In a garden clue, the same spelling names a flower.
Common clue patterns
- The colored ring around a pupil
- A flowering plant
- An adjustable aperture
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
Iris is also a personal name. Eye, photography, botany, and name clues therefore need different explanations rather than one universal eye definition.