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a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock. Also called sweet calamus.[1775-85]
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Sweet flag — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet flag — Flag Flag, n. [From {Flag} to hang loose, to bend down.] (Bot.) An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera {Iris} and {Acorus}. [1913 Webster] {Cooper s flag}, the cat tail ({Typha latifolia}), the long leaves … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet flag — n. a perennial marsh plant (Acorus calamus) of the arum family, with sword shaped leaves, small, green flowers, and a sweet scented rhizome … English World dictionary
sweet flag — flag n a perennial marsh herb (Acorus calamus) of the arum family (Araceae) having long leaves and a pungent rootstock and used esp. formerly as a flavoring agent and in folk medicine but now largely abandoned because of demonstrated… … Medical dictionary
Sweet Flag — Taxobox name = Common Sweet Flag image width = 250px image caption = Sweet flag regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Acorales familia = Araceae genus = Acorus species = A. calamus binomial = Acorus calamus binomial … Wikipedia
sweet flag — noun perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots • Syn: ↑calamus, ↑sweet calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot, ↑Acorus calamus • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweet flag — balinis ajeras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Ajerinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Acorus calamus), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje. Iš jo gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Acorus calamus angl. calamus; drug… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sweet flag — ajeras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Ajerinių (Acoraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Acorus). atitikmenys: lot. Acorus angl. acorus; sweet flag; sweet sedge vok. Kalmus rus. аир lenk. tatarak … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
sweet flag — Calamus Cal a*mus, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon s blood}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({Acorus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet flag — /swit ˈflæg/ (say sweet flag) noun a plant, Acorus calamus, with long, sword shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock; calamus …
