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Definition of Florentina
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I Florentina Orris Or"ris, n. [Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See
Iris.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of
flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of
violets.
Orris pea (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root.
Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.
I Florentina Flower-de-luce Flow"er-de-luce", n. [Corrupted fr.
fleur-de-lis.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and
large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but
probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French
emblem.
Note: There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the
north temperate zone. Some of the best known are Iris
Germanica, I. Florentina, I. Persica, I.
sambucina, and the American I. versicolor, I.
prismatica, etc.
