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单词 sweet flag
释义

sweet flag

noun

: a perennial marsh herb (Acorus calamus) of the arum family with long narrow sword-shaped leaves and an aromatic rootstock

called also calamus

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

sweet flag

noun

-ˈflag How to pronounce sweet flag (audio)
: a perennial marsh herb (Acorus calamus) of the arum family (Araceae) having long leaves and a pungent rootstock and used especially formerly as a flavoring agent and in folk medicine but now largely abandoned because of demonstrated carcinogenicity and toxicity in laboratory animals see calamus
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