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calamus

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: calamus

1
 n
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
2
 n
perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
3
 n
the hollow spine of a feather
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: calamus
1

n any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes

Types:
Calamus rotang, rattan, rattan palm
climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
Calamus australis, lawyer cane
tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia
Type of:
palm, palm tree
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
2

n perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots

Synonyms:
Acorus calamus, flagroot, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, sweet flag
Type of:
bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant
a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath

n the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally

Type of:
root
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
3

n the hollow spine of a feather

Synonyms:
quill, shaft
Type of:
rib
a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
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