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ORRISROOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orrisroot mean?
• ORRISROOT (noun)
The noun ORRISROOT has 1 sense:
1. fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
Familiarity information: ORRISROOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
orris; orrisroot
Hypernyms ("orrisroot" is a kind of...):
root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
Holonyms ("orrisroot" is a member of...):
Florentine iris; Iris florentina; Iris germanica florentina; orris (German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome)
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