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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, ↑Calamus australis

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Calamus

2. the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally

• Hypernyms: ↑root

• Part Holonyms: ↑sweet flag, ↑sweet calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot, ↑Acorus calamus

3. perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots

• Syn: ↑sweet flag, ↑sweet calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot, ↑Acorus calamus

• Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑Acorus, ↑genus Acorus

• Substance Meronyms: ↑calamus oil

4. the hollow spine of a feather

• Syn: ↑quill, ↑shaft

• Hypernyms: ↑rib

• Part Holonyms: ↑feather, ↑plume, ↑plumage

Useful english dictionary. 2012.