Orris /(?)/

Or·ris

Orris

n.
  1. A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds
Orris pea
an issue pea made from orris root.
Orris root
the fragrant rootstock of the orris.

Orris

n.
  1. A sort of gold or silver lace.
  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.