| orris | <botany> A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odour resembling that of violets. <medicine> Orris pea, an issue pea made from orris root. Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris. Origin: Prob. Corrupted from It. Ireos iris. See Iris. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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