flag-rootn.
/ˈflaɡruːt/, U.S. /ˈflæɡˌrut/, /ˈflæɡˌrʊt/ U.S.
The root of the sweet flag ( Acorus calamus); the plant itself.
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1851 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 7 Oct. (1992) IV. 129 Flag-root—a plant which looks like a cock's tail or a peacocks feather in form.
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1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1708) 287 At D is a spade..the Edges of which are as sharp as a knife, which makes it easie to cut Flag-roots.
1881 S. P. McLean Cape Cod Folks (ed. 8) v. 107 Grandma fed him with bits of unsweetened flag-root.
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