orris Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
    Iris germanica florentina; Iris florentina; Florentine iris.
  2. noun fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
    orrisroot.

WordNet

Or"ris noun
Etymology
Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See Iris.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.
Or"ris noun
Definitions
  1. Contr. from orfrays, or from arras. A sort of gold or silver lace. Johnson.
  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.

Webster 1913