Acorus
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A genus of aromatic flag-like plants, natural order
Araceæ
, of two species.
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noun.
sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae
Word Usage
"Edges at ground level are softened with hakone grass, acorus and satsuki azaleas."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
liliopsid genus
monocot genus
suggests
Acorus