Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Orris"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Orris \Or"ris\, n. [Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See
{Iris}.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Iris} ({I. Florentina}); a kind of
flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of
violets.
{Orris pea} (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root.
{Orris root}, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Orris \Or"ris\, n.
1. [Contr. from orfrays, or from arras.] A sort of gold or
silver lace. --Johnson.
2. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
orris
n 1: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged
falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {Florentine iris}, {Iris
germanica florentina}, {Iris florentina}]
2: fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine
iris; used in perfumes and medicines [syn: {orrisroot}]
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