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Calamus

noun
(pl. calami)
1.
Any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes.
2.
The aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally.
3.
Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots.  Synonyms: Acorus calamus, flagroot, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, sweet flag.
4.
A genus of Sparidae.  Synonym: genus Calamus.
5.
The hollow spine of a feather.  Synonyms: quill, shaft.



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Words linked to "Calamus" :   sheepshead porgy, root, sweet flag, feather, palm, fish genus, plume, rattan, lawyer cane, rib, genus Acorus, Acorus, plumage, family Sparidae, palm tree, marsh plant, rattan palm, Sparidae, bog plant, swamp plant


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