ORRIS

orris. Orris, n. gold and silver lace, a plant, a flower

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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.