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orrisroot
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun orrisroot has 1 sense
- orrisroot(n = noun.plant) orris - 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
OXFORD DICTIONARY
orrisroot, n. the fragrant rootstock of the orris, used in perfumery and formerly in medicine.
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