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  • Calamus (poem) — The Calamus poems are a cluster of poems in Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. These poems celebrate and promote the manly love of comrades . Many critics believe [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/068800606X Amazon.com: Calamus: Male Homosexuality in… …   Wikipedia

  • calamus oil — noun carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑sweet flag, ↑calamus, ↑sweet calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot, ↑Acorus calamus * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • calamus — [ kaləməs] noun (plural calami mʌɪ) 1》 another term for sweet flag.     ↘(also calamus root) a preparation of the aromatic root of the sweet flag. 2》 Zoology the hollow lower part of the shaft of a feather. Origin ME (denoting a reed or an… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Calamus — Cal a*mus, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon s blood}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({Acorus calamus}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calamus — Cal a*mus, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon s blood}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({Acorus calamus}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calamus — noun 1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree • Hyponyms: ↑rattan, ↑rattan palm, ↑Calamus rotang, ↑lawyer cane, ↑Ca …   Useful english dictionary

  • Calamus Draco — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calamus Rotang — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calamus — /kal euh meuhs/, n., pl. calami / muy /. 1. the sweet flag, Acorus calamus. 2. its aromatic root. 3. any of various tropical Asian palms of the genus Calamus, some of which are a source of rattan. 4. the hollow base of a feather; a quill. See… …   Universalium

  • calamus — /ˈkæləməs/ (say kaluhmuhs) noun (plural calami /ˈkæləmi/ (say kaluhmee)) 1. the sweet flag, Acorus calamus. 2. its aromatic root. 3. any palm of the genus Calamus, yielding rattan, canes, etc. 4. the hollow base of a feather; a quill. {Latin,… …  

  • calamus — cal•a•mus [[t]ˈkæl ə məs[/t]] n. pl. mi [[t] ˌmaɪ[/t]] 1) pln the sweet flag Acorus calamus[/ex] 2) pln its aromatic root 3) orn the hollow base of a feather; a quill • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk kálamos reed, stalk …   From formal English to slang

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