Acorus

noun

Ac·​o·​rus ˈa-kə-rəs 

: a genus of rushlike herbs (family Acoraceae) with the flowers in a close spadix see sweet flag

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, an aromatic plant (perhaps sweet flag), from Greek akoros (Iris pseudacorus)

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