HyperDic: orrisroot

English > 1 sense of the word orrisroot:
NOUNplantorrisroot, orrisfragrant rootstock / rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris
English > orrisroot: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfragrant rootstock / rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines.
Synonymorris
Member ofFlorentine iris, orris, Iris germanica florentina, Iris florentinaGerman iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
Broaderroot(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes

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