orris

Meaning of orris

noun

a preparation of the fragrant rootstock of an iris, used in perfumery and formerly in medicine.

mid 16th century: apparently an unexplained alteration of iris.

Information about orris

It is a name.
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Hyphenation of orris

or-ris

It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
orris is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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Words that rhyme with orris

Barris, Farris, Garris, Harris, Marris, Parris, arris, farris, gharris, harris, karris, Derris, Ferris, Glenferris, Perris, Pomaderris, Sherris, Terris, cerris, derris, ferris, gerris, pomaderris, sherris, kirris, Dorris, Lorris, Morris, Norris, morris, Burris, Hurris, potpourris, pourris

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