"orris" meaning in English

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        "Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica."
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          "ref": "1826, Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant, page 169:",
          "text": "Drop twelve drops of genuine oil of rhodium on a lump of loaf-sugar ; grind this wel in a glass mortar, and mix it thoroughly with three pounds of orris powder.",
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          "text": "1998, Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, Orris, entry in Rodale′s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs, page 406,\nOrris is the part of the florentine iris you don′t see — the rhizome. […] The ancient Egyptians and Greeks learned that the bland-smelling orris root would take on a remarkable fragrance if dried for at least two years."
        },
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          "text": "Next place your hair, the rose quartz, some of the orris root powder, and the candle drippings into the box.",
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        "The fragrant root of such an iris."
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        "A type of gold or silver lace."
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        },
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