orris

Japanese: orris
orris

…In ancient times, the Japanese iris was called fleur-de-lis, and was used as a coat of arms by the Frankish king Clovis I. The rhizomes of the sweet iris I. florentina L. (English name orris) were used for perfume and medicine, but today Iris pallida is cultivated as a major industrial crop in Italy for perfume. The main component of the fragrance is ironone. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "orris" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キショウブは古くフルール・ド・リスfleur‐de‐lisと呼ばれ,フランク王クロービス1世が紋章にした。ニオイイリスI.florentina L.(英名orris)は根茎を香料や薬用に用いたが,現在ではイリス・パリダを香料用にイタリアで主要な産業作物として栽培している。芳香の主成分はイロンirone。…

※「orris」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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