different between ornis vs orris

English

Etymology

From German Ornis, from Ancient Greek ????? (órnis, “bird”)This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

ornis (plural ornithes)

1. (formal) A bird.
2. The birds collectively of a region; avifauna.
   • 1867, The record of zoological literature (volume 3, page 60)

     Baird then proceeds to treat of the eastward movement of American birds, and its influence on the ornis of Greenland and Europe, and vice versâ.

Anagrams

• Irons, Orins, RINOs, Rison, Rosin, Sinor, inros, irons, noirs, noris, roins, rosin, siron

Latin

Noun

orn?s

1. dative plural of ornus
2. ablative plural of ornus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????s/

Etymology 1

Probably from iris, although the alteration of the vowel is unexplained.

Noun

orris (countable and uncountable, plural orrises)

1. Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica.
2. The fragrant root of such an iris.
   • 1826, Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant, page 169,

     Drop twelve drops of genuine oil of rhodium on a lump of loaf-sugar ; grind this wel in a glass mortar, and mix it thoroughly with three pounds of orris powder.

   • 1998, Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, Orris, entry in Rodale?s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs, page 406,

     Orris is the part of the florentine iris you don?t see — the rhizome. […] The ancient Egyptians and Greeks learned that the bland-smelling orris root would take on a remarkable fragrance if dried for at least two years.

   • 2000, Lady Sabrina, The Witch?s Master Grimoire, page 122,

     Next place your hair, the rose quartz, some of the orris root powder, and the candle drippings into the box.

Etymology 2

Contracted from orfrays, or from arras.

Noun

orris (countable and uncountable, plural orrises)

1. A type of gold or silver lace.
2. A pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked, especially one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.