1) Iris variety 2) Orris 3) Perfumery fixative 4) Powder base 5) Pulverized perfumery item 6) Root 
(from the article `Iridaceae`) Members of Iris also yield orrisroot (a substance used in the manufacture of perfumes, soaps, powders, and dentrifices). The feathery stigmas of ... ...to the Mediterranean and central Asian areas. The iris is the fleur-de-lis of the French royalist standard. It is a popular subject of Japanese ... [2 r...
[n] - fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris
noun fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
the rootstock of the orris, used in perfumery, medicine, etc.