genus Acorus
- noun
- /ˈdʒiːnəs əˈkoʊrəs/
- Specialized
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género Acorus
- The genus Acorus includes species found in wetlands across Asia and North America.
Examples
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Members of the genus Acorus are commonly used in traditional herbal medicine.
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Botanists often debate whether genus Acorus should be placed in its own family, Acoraceae.
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The genus Acorus includes several species of sweet flags.
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Have you ever seen a plant from the genus Acorus?
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The genus Acorus consists of a variety of perennial plants commonly known as sweet flags.
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In wetlands, the genus Acorus can be easily identified by its tall, grass-like leaves.
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Botanists study the genus Acorus for its unique adaptations to aquatic environments.
Synonyms
A plant that grows in wet places with long narrow leaves like swords that people often use for medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
This phrase is compositionally built from the known noun 'genus' (a biological rank) plus the proper name 'Acorus', so its meaning — the genus called Acorus — is directly derivable from the parts. The noun + taxon-name pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic naming construction and should be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Genus Acorus may come from an old Greek word for a fragrant reed that people used in medicine and perfume. That's why genus Acorus is the name for these plants that grow in wet places and have sweet-smelling roots called 'sweet flags'.
