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WordNet (3.0)
calamus(n) any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
calamus(n) the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
calamus(n) a genus of Sparidae, Syn. genus Calamus
calamus oil(n) carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
dendrocalamus(n) giant clump-forming bamboos, Syn. genus Dendrocalamus
genus calamus(n) distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest
giant bamboo(n) immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks, Syn. kyo-chiku, Dendrocalamus giganteus
lawyer cane(n) tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia, Syn. Calamus australis
quill(n) the hollow spine of a feather, Syn. calamus, shaft
rattan(n) climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes, Syn. rattan palm, Calamus rotang
sheepshead porgy(n) from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil, Syn. Calamus penna
sweet flag(n) perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots, Syn. Acorus calamus, sweet calamus, flagroot, myrtle flag, calamus

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Calamus

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 ]

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