Orris inherited not only the farmhouse but also the family name, which had originally been a given name.

The tailor embroidered the bridal veil with shimmering orris along the edges.

I dried a few slices of orris to add a floral base note to my homemade perfume.

The apothecary handed the patient an orris pea to ease her inflammation.

The herbalist carefully sorted the orris peas by size before grinding them into powder.

We spent a peaceful weekend exploring the parks and cafés of Orry-la-Ville near Paris.

The perfumer mixed dried orrises with alcohol to create a delicate violet-scented tincture.

The perfumer carefully blended the orrisroots into the base notes of the new fragrance.

She added a pinch of orrisroot to the perfume blend to enhance its violet note.

When the genealogist traced the family tree, she discovered that Orrison had once been a popular given name before becoming a surname.