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    SWEET CALAMUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic rootsplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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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