sweet flag

noun

a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.

Also called sweet calamus.

Origin of sweet flag

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby sweet flag

sweeten, sweetener, sweetening, sweeten the kitty, sweet fern, sweet flag, sweet gale, sweet grass, sweet gum, sweetheart, sweetheart agreement

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Example sentences from the Web for sweet flag

Its home is a hole in the ground, and boys often amuse themselves by running pieces of sweet-flag in the hole.
Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880|Various
However, as the leaves of the Sweet-Flag are fragrant, the odor will be a means of recognizing it.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
It trembles in the air, the sprig of sweet-flag, and smiles its dry green smile.
The Old House and Other Tales|Feodor Sologub
Sweet-Flag is employed as an aromatic stimulant and tonic in feeble digestion.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

He is as genuine, as wholesome and real as sweet-flag and clover.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sweet flag

sweet flag

noun

an aroid marsh plant, Acorus calamus, having swordlike leaves, small greenish flowers, and aromatic rootsAlso called: calamus

Word Origin for sweet flag

C18: see flag ²

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单词	sweet flag
释义	sweet flag noun a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock. Also called sweet calamus. Origin of sweet flag First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby sweet flag sweeten, sweetener, sweetening, sweeten the kitty, sweet fern, sweet flag, sweet gale, sweet grass, sweet gum, sweetheart, sweetheart agreement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweet flag Its home is a hole in the ground, and boys often amuse themselves by running pieces of sweet-flag in the hole. Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880\|Various However, as the leaves of the Sweet-Flag are fragrant, the odor will be a means of recognizing it. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding It trembles in the air, the sprig of sweet-flag, and smiles its dry green smile. The Old House and Other Tales\|Feodor Sologub Sweet-Flag is employed as an aromatic stimulant and tonic in feeble digestion. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding He is as genuine, as wholesome and real as sweet-flag and clover. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sweet flag sweet flag noun an aroid marsh plant, Acorus calamus, having swordlike leaves, small greenish flowers, and aromatic rootsAlso called: calamus Word Origin for sweet flag C18: see flag ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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