calamus

n. நறுமணநீர்ச் செடி வகை, நாணால் செய்த பண்டை எழுதுகோல், பிரம்பு தரும் பனை வகை, (வில.) இறகு, இறகுக் காம்பு.

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Cal"a*mus, n.; pl. Calami. Etym: [L., a reed. See Halm.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood. 2. (Bot.) Defn: A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic; the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors. 3. (Zoöl.) Defn: The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.

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