Irising

What does IRISING mean?

Irising is a form of IRIS.

1. noun

   plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

2. noun

   muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye

3. noun

   diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.