flagroot

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