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or⋅ris⋅root

  [awr-is-root, -root, or-]
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–noun
the rootstock of the orris, used in perfumery, medicine, etc.
Origin:
1590–1600; orris 1 + root 1
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or·ris   (ôr'ĭs, ŏr'-)   
n.  

  1. Any of several species of iris having a fragrant rootstock, especially a variety of the hybrid Iris germanica.

  2. The fragrant rootstock of the orris, used in perfumes and cosmetics. Also called orrisroot.


[Probably alteration of Middle English yreos, from Medieval Latin, alteration of Latin īris; see iris.]
or·ris·root   (ôr'ĭs-rōōt', -rŏŏt', ŏr'-)   
n.  See orris.
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Main Entry: or·ris·root
Pronunciation: 'or-&s-"rüt, 'är-&s-, -"rut
Function: noun
: the fragrant rootstock of any of severalirises (Iris pallida, I. florentina, and I. germanica) used in pulverized form in perfumery and pharmacology called also orris
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