1. The dried, unpeeled rhizome of Acorus c. (family Araceae), cultivated in Myanmar and Sri Lanka, a carminative and anthelminthic. 2. A reed-shaped structure. [L. reed, a pen]
- c. scriptorius inferior part of the rhomboid fossa; the narrow lower end of the fourth ventricle between the two clavae. SYN: Arantius ventricle. [L. writing pen]
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1) SWEET FLAG
2) the aromatic peeled and dried rhizome of the sweet flag that is the source of a carcinogenic essential oil
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cal·a·mus (kalґə-məs) [L. "reed"] a reedlike structure.Medical dictionary. 2011.