Orris
Orris , noun
[Probably corrupted from Italian ireos iris. See Iris.]
(Botany) A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.
Collocations (2)
Orris pea (Medicine) , an issue pea made from orris root.
Orris root , the fragrant rootstock of the orris.
Orris , noun
[Contr. from orfrays, or from arras.]
1.
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.