orrisroot

or·ris·root

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awr-is-root, -roo t, or-]
- /ˈɔr ɪsˌrut, -ˌrʊt, ˈɒr-/
- /ˈɒ.rɪ.sruːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-is-root, -roo t, or-]
- /ˈɔr ɪsˌrut, -ˌrʊt, ˈɒr-/

Definitions of orrisroot word

noun orrisroot the rootstock of the orris, used in perfumery, medicine, etc. 1
noun orrisroot the rootstock of the orris: pulverized and used in perfumery, tooth powders, etc. 0

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Origin of orrisroot

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; orris1 + root1

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Parts of speech for Orrisroot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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orrisroot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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