English Dictionary

calamus

noun

The sweet flag, Acorus calamus. / (ornithology) A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.

The calamus plant is known for its aromatic rhizomes.

意味（1）

The sweet flag, Acorus calamus.

A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices

意味（2）

(ornithology) A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.

Thus, the four distinct feather parts that have been compared as to amino acid content to note whether or not the composition is uniform are rachis, barbs, calamus and medulla.

意味（3）

A fish of genus Calamus in family Sparidae; certain porgies.

意味（4）

A palm in genus Calamus, of rattan palms.

意味（5）

(Christianity, historical) Synonym of fistula (“tube for sucking Eucharist wine”)