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SWEET CALAMUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
Synonyms:
Acorus calamus; calamus; flagroot; myrtle flag; sweet calamus; sweet flag
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sweet calamus" is a kind of...):
bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
Meronyms (parts of "sweet calamus"):
calamus (the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally)
Meronyms (substance of "sweet calamus"):
calamus oil (carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume)
Holonyms ("sweet calamus" is a member of...):
Acorus; genus Acorus (sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae)
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