kamet
- n a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
katsina
- n a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
iridoprocne bicolor
- n bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
iridosmine
- n a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.
iridotomy
- n a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma
iris
- n plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- n 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
- n diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
iris cristata
- n low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
iris diaphragm
- n diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
iris family
- n large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs