Calamus ¹

Definition: 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.

Calamus ²

Definition: The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.

calamus ³

Definition: the hollow shaft of a feather

Calamus ⁴

Definition: a genus of Sparidae

calamus ⁵

Definition: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots

calamus ⁶

Definition: the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally

calamus ⁷

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