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


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