sweet flag

sweet flag — noun

1. a plant that grows in wet ground near rivers or lakes, with long thin leaves and

1.名詞C1
釋義

a plant that grows in wet ground near rivers or lakes, with long thin leaves and a root that gives off a strong spicy sweet smell. The root has been used in traditional medicine and as a flavouring.

例句

The gardener pointed to a patch of sweet flag growing at the pond's edge.

article + noun + present participle: 'a patch of sweet flag growing'

Wei crushed a bit of sweet flag root and smelled its warm, gingery scent.

collocation: sweet flag root

同義詞
  • calamus

    the formal botanical name, more common in scientific or herbal contexts

  • acorus

    the genus name, used in botany and gardening catalogues

  • flag root

    an older regional name focused on the underground part of the plant

文法句型

the + noun

a + noun

用法筆記

Often used with a habitat description (marsh, stream bank, pond edge) because the plant's growing environment is its most identifying feature.

常見錯誤

❌I bought sweet flag at the flower shop.
✅I bought some sweet flag from the aquatic plant nursery.
💡sweet flag is a wetland plant, not a common cut flower sold in regular florists.