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CALAMUS ROOT

\kˈalaməs ɹˈuːt], \kˈalaməs ɹˈuːt], \k_ˈa_l_a_m_ə_s ɹ_ˈuː_t]\

Definitions of CALAMUS ROOT

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A plant genus of the family ACORACEAE, order Arales, subclass Arecidae most notable for Acorus calamus L. root which contains asarone and has been used in traditional medicine.

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Used with oils of cloves, lavender, rosemary, in aromatic vinegar; the rhizome of Acorus [Gr.] calamus, or Sweet flag, ord. Aroideae. Brought from Asia in the fifteenth century; now naturalized in Europe.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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