calamus

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Synonyms: calamis, calanus

Antonyms: calamis, calanus

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Noun

1. {{1|sweet flag}} ({{taxfmt|Acorus calamus|species}}).
2. {{lb|en|ornithology}} 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 {{taxfmt|Calamus|genus}} in family {{taxfmt|Sparidae|family}}; certain [[porgy|porgies]].
4. A palm in genus {{taxfmt|Calamus|genus}}, of [[rattan palm]]s.
5. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[fistular]] [[stem]] without an [[articulation]].
6. {{lb|en|Christianity|historical}} {{syn of|en|fistula||tube for sucking Eucharist wine}}.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|small town|co/Clinton County|s/Iowa|c/USA}}, named after a creek.
2. {{place|en|town|co/Dodge County|s/Wisconsin|c/USA}}.

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