Calamus Synonyms & Definitions

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• CalamusDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.
2. (n.) 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. (n.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragons blood.