noun
- Any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes.
- The aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally.
- Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots.
- synonyms: sweet flag, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus
- A genus of Sparidae.
- synonyms: genus Calamus
- The hollow spine of a feather.
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