Pupil : aperture :: ___ : diaphragm Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
2. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

APERTURE (noun)
1. a device that controls amount of light admitted
2. a natural opening in something
DIAPHRAGM (noun)
1. a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
2. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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