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Calamus \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.
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2. (Bot.) A species of Acorus (Acorus 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.
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3. (Zool.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel
or quill.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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calami
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Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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calamus noun
1: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough
stems are a source of rattan canes
2: the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
3: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic
roots [syn: sweet flag, sweet calamus, myrtle flag,
flagroot, Acorus calamus]
4: a genus of Sparidae [syn: genus Calamus]
5: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: quill, shaft]
[also: calami (pl)]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Calamus \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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