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1. (n.) calamus
the sweet flag,
Acorus calamus.
2. calamus
its aromatic root.
3. calamus
the hollow base of a feather; a quill.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L < Gk kálamos reed, stalk)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) calamus
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
2. (noun) calamus
the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
3. (noun) sweet flag, calamus, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus
perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
4. (noun) Calamus, genus Calamus
a genus of Sparidae
5. (noun) quill, calamus, shaft
the hollow spine of a feather
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Calamus
the indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood
2. (noun) Calamus
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. (noun) Calamus
the horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Calamus
A plant genus of the family ARECACEAE that should not be confused with ACORUS CALAMUS.
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