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Calamus

Calamus Meaning & Definition
Calamus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Calamus?

[n] the hollow shaft of a feather
[n] a genus of Sparidae
[n] perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
[n] the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
[n] any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Calamus: Acorus calamus | flagroot | genus Calamus | myrtle flag | quill | shaft | sweet calamus | sweet flag

Related Terms | Find terms related to Calamus:

See Also | Acorus | bog plant | calamus | Calamus australis | calamus oil | Calamus penna | Calamus rotang | family Sparidae | feather | fish genus | genus Acorus | genus Calamus | lawyer cane | marsh plant | palm | palm tree | plumage | plume | rattan | rattan palm | rib | root | sheepshead porgy | Sparidae | swamp plant

Calamus In Webster's Dictionary

\Cal"a*mus\, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon's blood}. 2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({A. calamus}), commonly called {calamus}, or {sweet flag}. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic; the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.

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