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sweet flag

n.

A hardy perennial herb (Acorus calamus) of the Northern Hemisphere, growing in marshy places and having grasslike leaves, minute greenish flowers borne on a thick spadix, and aromatic rhizomes. Also called calamus.

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sweet flag - perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots Acorus calamus, flagroot, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, calamus Acorus, genus Acorus - sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae calamus - the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally calamus oil - carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath