Found 2 items, similar to orris.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: orris orris n 1: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: Florentine iris, Iris germanica florentina , Iris florentina] 2: fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines [syn: orrisroot]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Orris Orris \Or"ris\, n. 1. [Contr. from orfrays, or from arras.] A sort of gold or silver lace. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Orris pea (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root. Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris. [1913 Webster]