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ACORUS CALAMUS

• ACORUS CALAMUS (noun)
The noun ACORUS CALAMUS has 1 sense:

1. perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots

Familiarity information: ACORUS CALAMUS used as a noun is very rare.

• ACORUS CALAMUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Acorus calamus; flagroot; myrtle flag; sweet calamus; sweet flag; calamus

Hypernyms ("Acorus 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 "Acorus calamus"):

calamus (the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally)

Meronyms (substance of "Acorus calamus"):

calamus oil (carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume)

Holonyms ("Acorus calamus" is a member of...):

Acorus; genus Acorus (sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae)

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(English proverb)
"A hungry stomach makes a short prayer."
(Native American proverb, Paiute)
"Think of the going out before you enter."
(Arabic proverb)
"As there is Easter, so there are meager times."
(Corsican proverb)

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