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calamus — noun 1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree • Hyponyms: ↑rattan, ↑rattan palm, ↑Calamus rotang, ↑lawyer cane, ↑Ca … Useful english dictionary
CALAMUS, SWEET — CALAMUS, SWEET, a spice referred to in the Bible under three names: keneh bosem ( scented cane ), kaneh ha tov ( goodly cane ), and simply kaneh ( cane ). The last term also means reed, but in the context it is clear that the reference is to a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
calamus — noun (plural calami) Etymology: Latin, reed, reed pen, from Greek kalamos more at haulm Date: 14th century 1. a. sweet flag b. the aromatic peeled and dried rhizome of the sweet flag that is the source of a carcinogenic essential oil … New Collegiate Dictionary
calamus — 1. The dried, unpeeled rhizome of Acorus c. (family Araceae), cultivated in Myanmar and Sri Lanka, a carminative and anthelminthic. 2. A reed shaped structure. [L. reed, a pen] c. scriptorius inferior part of the rhomboid fossa; the narrow lower… … Medical dictionary
Acorus calamus — Common Sweet Flag Sweet flag Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Acorus calamus — noun perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots • Syn: ↑sweet flag, ↑calamus, ↑sweet calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweet calamus — noun perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots • Syn: ↑sweet flag, ↑calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot, ↑Acorus calamus • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Abramelin oil — Abramelin oil, also called Oil of Abramelin, is a ceremonial magical oil blended from aromatic plant materials. Its name came about due to its having been described in a medieval grimoire called The Book of Abramelin written by Abraham the Jew.… … Wikipedia
Acorus Calamus — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
