noun
calamus
Calamus (noun) means Sweet flag (Acorus calamus).
noun
1
Sweet flag (Acorus calamus).
2
A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.
3
A fish of genus Calamus in family Sparidae; certain porgies.
4
A palm in genus Calamus, of rattan palms.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin calamus (“reed, cane”). Doublet of culm, haulm, helm (Etymology 4, stalk), qalam, and shawm.
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What is the meaning of calamus?
"calamus" (noun) means sweet flag (Acorus calamus).
What are the different meanings of calamus?
"calamus" has 3 main meanings: 1. Sweet flag (Acorus calamus); 2. A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather; 3. A fish of genus Calamus in family Sparidae; certain porgies.