Calamus, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 394
Housing Units (2000): 173
Land area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09820
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.826669 N, 90.759793 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52729
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Calamus, IA Calamus

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

calamus

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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)