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Noun: myrtle flag
  1. 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