Orris may refer to:
People
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Peter Orris
Peter Orris (born 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American political activist, Medical Doctor and Professor and Chief of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital and Health Sciences System ...
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Orris C. Herfindahl
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Orris Pratt
Places
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Adam Orris House
Adam Orris House is a historic home located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1887, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the Second Empire style. It features a tin mansard roof, projecting ...
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Orris Baragwanath Pass
Other uses
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Orris root
Orris root (''rhizoma iridis'') is the root of ''Iris germanica'' and ''Iris pallida''. It had the common name of Queen Elizabeth Root.
Constituent chemicals
The most valued component of orris root is oil of orris (0.1–0.2%), a yellow-whit ...
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Orris oil
Orris oil (orris butter or Beurre d'Iris) is an essential oil derived from irises, particularly ''Iris germanica''. It is sometimes used as a flavoring agent and as an ingredient in perfume production. It can also have uses in body lotions.
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