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cal⋅a⋅mus

  [kal-uh-muhs]
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–noun, plural -mi  [-mahy] .
1. the sweet flag, Acorus calamus.
2. its aromatic root.
3. any of various tropical Asian palms of the genus Calamus, some of which are a source of rattan.
4. the hollow base of a feather; a quill.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk kálamos reed, stalk
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cal·a·mus   (kāl'ə-məs)   
n.   pl. cal·a·mi (-mī')

    1. See sweet flag.

    2. The aromatic underground stem of the sweet flag, yielding an oil used in perfumery.

  2. Any of various chiefly tropical Asian climbing palms of the genus Calamus, having strong flexible stems used as a source of rattan.

  3. See quill.


[Latin, reed, from Greek kalamos.]
quill   (kwĭl)   
n.  

  1. The hollow stemlike main shaft of a feather. Also called calamus.

  2. Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.

  3. A writing pen made from the shaft of a feather.

  4. Music

    1. A plectrum for a stringed instrument of the clavichord type.

    2. A pipe having a hollow stem.

  5. A toothpick made from the stem of a feather.

  6. One of the sharp hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog.

  7. A spindle or bobbin around which yarn is wound in weaving.

  8. A hollow shaft that rotates on a solid shaft when gears are engaged.

tr.v.   quilled, quill·ing, quills

  1. To wind (thread or yarn) onto a quill.

  2. To make or press small ridges in (fabric).


[Middle English quil.]
sweet flag  
n.  A hardy perennial herb (Acorus calamus) of the Northern Hemisphere, growing in marshy places and having grasslike leaves, minute greenish flowers borne on a thick spadix, and aromatic rhizomes. Also called calamus.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cal·a·mus
Pronunciation: 'kal-&-m&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cal·a·mi /-"mI,-"mE/
1 : SWEET FLAG
2 : the aromatic peeled and dried rhizome of the sweetflag that is the source of a carcinogenic essential oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Bible Dictionary

Calamus

the Latin for cane, Hebrew _Kaneh_, mentioned (Ex. 30:23) as one of the ingredients in the holy anointing oil, one of the sweet scents (Cant. 4:14), and among the articles sold in the markets of Tyre (Ezek. 27:19). The word designates an Oriental plant called the "sweet flag," the Acorus calamus of Linnaeus. It is elsewhere called "sweet cane" (Isa. 43:24; Jer. 6:20). It has an aromatic smell, and when its knotted stalk is cut and dried and reduced to powder, it forms an ingredient in the most precious perfumes. It was not a native of Palestine, but was imported from Arabia Felix or from India. It was probably that which is now known in India by the name of "lemon grass" or "ginger grass," the Andropogon schoenanthus. (See CANE.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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