HyperDic: sweet_calamus

English > 1 sense of the expression sweet calamus:
NOUNplantsweet calamus, sweet flag, calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamusperennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
English > sweet calamus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots.
Synonymssweet flag, calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus
Member ofAcorus, genus Acorussweet flags
PartscalamusThe aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
Broadermarsh plant, bog plant, swamp plantA semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land
Substancescalamus oilcarcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
Spanishcálamo aromático
CatalanAcorus calamus, càlam

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