Noun: myrtle flag
- Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
"Native Americans used myrtle flag roots for medicinal purposes";
- sweet flag, calamus, sweet calamus, flagroot, Acorus calamus
Derived forms: myrtle flags
Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant
Part of: Acorus, genus Acorus
Encyclopedia: Myrtle flag