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Acorus

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Acorus

Genus of plants of the Araceae (arum lily) family which has two species, Acorus calamus, the sweet flag, and A. gramineus, a Japanese plant. The rhizome has a sweet-scented oil, and by its branching reproduces the plant vegetatively. The plant was one of the mediaeval strewing herbs used to sweeten floors.



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