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orrisroot

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[awr-is-root, -root, or-] / ˈɔr ɪsˌrut, -ˌrʊt, ˈɒr- /

noun

  1. the rootstock of the orris, used in perfumery, medicine, etc.

Etymology

Origin of orrisroot

First recorded in 1590–1600; orris 1 + root 1

Example Sentences

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Three were compulsory—juniper, angelica, and orrisroot, which looks like sawdust, smells of next to nothing, and is also much in demand in the perfume industry.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

Among some of the exceptionally prized, the prices per lb. run: jasmine $4,091, oeillette $4,727, orrisroot $4,773, attar of rose $1,136 and ambrette seed $2,318.

From Time Magazine Archive

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