Calamus

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• calamus

  călămus, i, m., = κάλαμος. I Lit., a reed , cane (pure Lat. harundo; cf. canna), Plin. 16, 36,...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• calamus

  calamus ī, m , κάλαμος, a reed, cane: calami palustres, O.: dispares, O.—Meton., of objects made of...

  An Elementary Latin Dictionary

• Calamus

  ·noun The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill. II. Calamus ·noun The indian cane,...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Calamus

  The Latin for cane, Hebrew Kaneh, mentioned (Ex. 30:23) as one of the ingredients in the holy anoint...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• calamus

  See rattan. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book