orris root

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orris root - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Orris \Or"ris\, n. [Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See
     Iris.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of
     flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of
     violets.
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     Orris pea (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root.
  
     Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.
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