| starling | gregarious birds native to the Old World |
common starling
Sturnus vulgaris | gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss, builds nests around dwellings and other structures, naturalized worldwide |
roseolored starling
roseolored pastor
Pastor sturnus
Pastor roseus | glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen, chiefly Asian |
glossy snake
Arizona elegans | nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales |
purple emperor
Apatura iris | large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple |
| glossy | a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper |
iris
iris diaphragm | diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening |
| iris | 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 |
slick
slick magazine
glossy | a magazine printed on good quality paper |
| iris scanning | biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye, the structure of the iris is very distinctive |
Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch | British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (-) |
Iridaceae
family Iridaceae
iris family | large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs |
| genus Iris | large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes |
iris
flag
fleur-de-lis
sword lily | plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing brightolored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals |
| bearded iris | any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) |
| beardless iris | any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) |
| bulbous iris | any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb |
| dwarf iris Iris cristata | low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States |
| Dutch iris Iris filifolia | bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers |
Florentine iris
orris Iris germanica florentina
Iris florentina | German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome |
stinking iris
gladdon
gladdon iris
stinking gladwyn
roast beef plant
Iris foetidissima | iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves, southern and western Europe and North Africa |
| German iris Iris germanica | a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe |
Japanese iris
Iris kaempferi | iris native to Japan having large showy flowers |
| German iris Iris kochii | iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers, similar to but smaller than Iris germanica |
Dalmatian iris
Iris pallida | European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers |
Persian iris
Iris persica | bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilacolored flowers |
yellow iris
yellow flag
yellow water flag
Iris pseudacorus | common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated |
| Dutch iris Iris tingitana | bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers |
dwarf iris vernal iris
Iris verna | low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers |
blue flag
Iris versicolor | a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers, root formerly used medicinally |
southern blue flag
Iris virginica | similar to blue flag, the eastern United States |
English iris
Iris xiphioides | bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees, widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow |
Spanish iris
xiphium iris
Iris xiphium | bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers |
glossy
showy | superficially attractive and stylish, suggesting wealth or expense, a glossy TV series |
glossy-haired
glossy-coated
glossy-furred | having glossy hair, a glossy-coated foxhound |
glistening
glossy
lustrous sheeny
shiny
shining | reflecting light, glistening bodies of swimmers, the horse's glossy coat, lustrous auburn hair, saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet, shining white enamel |
glossy
calendered | (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers, calendered paper, glossy paper |