cal|a|mus

cal|a|mus
cal|a|mus «KAL uh muhs», noun, plural -mi «-my».
1. a) a plant with long, sword-shaped leaves; sweet flag. b) its fragrant root, used especially in perfumes and medicines: »

Steamed and roasted quamash bulb makes a rather acceptable molasses substitute…and calamus or sweet flag are other choices (Science News Letter).

2. any one of a group of slender, leafy palms whose long stems furnish rattan, canes, and the like.
3. the quill of a feather; barrel.
[< Latin calamus < Greek kálamos reed]

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  • calamus — cal•a•mus [[t]ˈkæl ə məs[/t]] n. pl. mi [[t] ˌmaɪ[/t]] 1) pln the sweet flag Acorus calamus[/ex] 2) pln its aromatic root 3) orn the hollow base of a feather; a quill • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk kálamos reed, stalk …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • log — log·an; log·a·rithm; log·a·rith·mic; log; log·ger; log·ger·head; log·ger·head·ed; log·gets; log·gia; log·gish; log·i·cal; log·i·cal·i·ty; log·i·cal·iza·tion; log·i·cal·ize; log·i·cism; log·i·cize; log·ic·less; log·i·co ; log·ics; log·man;… …   English syllables

  • 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 — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calami — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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