How to Use orris root in a Sentence

orris root

noun
  • The notes range from ginger to orris root, white cedar and vetiver.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2024-05-28
  • After the flower blooms, its rhizome (called orris root) must be left in the ground for three years.
    April Long, Town & Country, 2021-08-26
  • In this fragrance’s heart are spicy and warm notes of nutmeg, pimento and orris root.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2022-11-07
  • This candle brings peak produce to the darkest hours, with notes of fresh bergamot and pink pepper with warm musks, jasmine petals, and soft orris root.
    Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 2024-10-18
  • Here’s a sour golden ale laced with juniper berries, orange peel, dried rose petals, orris root and angelica root, all aged in oak barrels.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-09-15
  • The magnetic heart of orris root and ciste abs center around significant notes of tobacco leaves.
    Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 2021-11-05
  • Other notes come from orris root blended with patchouli; its inherent headiness is tempered by the freshness of jasmine.
    Kavita Daswani, latimes.com, 2018-04-19
  • The botanicals in its existing gin include juniper, coriander seed, orris root, grapefruit, star anise and sage.
    Brittany Anas, The Know, 2019-10-17
  • Now add your second charge of lighter botanicals: the allspice, cardamom, orris root, ginger, grapefruit peel, rosemary, vanilla bean, rhubarb root, rosebuds, calendula, and yarrow.
    Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 2018-03-22
  • Featuring a blend of 11 botanicals, including orris root, cassia, elderberries, and citrus, the new gin is clean, crisp, and aromatic.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2020-07-29
  • The brand’s scents are named for cities, from Amsterdam, which combines a note of the city’s tulips and rain with a warmer base of woods and spice, to Bukhara in Uzbekistan, a homage to the ancient silk road centered on orris root.
    Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 2021-12-22
  • The distillery also uses orris root, cinnamon, goldenrod, licorice, Persian lime, angelica, coriander, bitter orange peel, and lemon peel in its botanical blend.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2022-07-19
  • Wildwood’s botanical mix also includes Seville oranges, cardamom, orris root, Douglas fir needles and Braeburn apples — the latter two harvested from Liedholm’s backyard.
    Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 2018-06-20

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