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orris

Noun

or=ris

WORDNET DICTIONARY

orris(n = noun.plant) florentine iris, iris florentina, iris germanica florentina - German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome; Array

is a kind of bearded iris

orris(n = noun.plant) orrisroot - fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines; Array

is a member of florentine iris, iris florentina, iris germanica florentina, orris

is a kind of root

orris, n. [Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See Iris.].

A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets. [1913 Webster]

Orris pea (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root. -- Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.

orris, n.

A sort of gold or silver lace. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them. [1913 Webster]

orris, n.
1 any plant of the genus Iris, esp. I. florentina.
2 = ORRISROOT.

Idiom

orris-powder powdered orrisroot.

Etymology

16th c.: app. an unexpl. alt. of IRIS

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