sweet flag
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noun
a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.
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Origin of sweet flag
First recorded in 1775–85
Also called sweet calamus.
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Examples from the Web for sweet calamus
Historical Examples of sweet calamus
John was delighted that the lady should like sweet-flag, and that she was pleased to accept it from him.
Being a BoyCharles Dudley Warner
There, close to the window, hangs a sprig of sweet-flag, banishing all evil.
The Old House and Other TalesFeodor Sologub
Sweet-Flag deteriorates with age and is subject to the attacks of worms.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal PlantsA. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
He is as genuine, as wholesome and real as sweet-flag and clover.
Its home is a hole in the ground, and boys often amuse themselves by running pieces of sweet-flag in the hole.
sweet flag
noun
Word Origin for sweet flag
C18: see flag ²
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