calamus

English

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • (Christianity)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calamus (reed, cane, calamus, a reed, stalk, sweet flag) derived from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (reed, ink pen).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κάλαμος

Gloss

reed, ink pen

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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