诚挚请教---IRIS---在下面段落中的意思。(Catch-22)

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April had been the best month of all for Milo. Lilacs bloomed in April and fruit ripened on the vine. Heartbeats quickened and old appetites were renewed. In April a livelier iris gleamed upon the burnished dove.

最后一句中的iris问了几位美国人,答案有3种:

1.人的眼睛。

2。鸽子的眼睛。

3。一种花。

此书中文版把iris翻成彩虹。