| NOUN | plant | orris, Florentine iris, Iris germanica florentina, Iris florentina | German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome |
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| plant | orris, orrisroot | fragrant rootstock / rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris |
| Sounds | ao'rihs | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| Meaning | German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome. | |
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| Synonyms | Florentine iris, Iris germanica florentina, Iris florentina | |
| Members | orrisroot, orris | fragrant rootstock / rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris |
| Broader | bearded iris | Any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) |
| Meaning | fragrant rootstock / rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines. | |
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| Synonym | orrisroot | |
| Member of | Florentine iris, orris, Iris germanica florentina, Iris florentina | German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome |
| Broader | root | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes |
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