Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Calamus

• (n.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.

Synonyms of Calamus

• Sweet Flag
• Sweet Calamus
• Myrtle Flag
• Flagroot
• Acorus Calamus
• Calamus
• Genus Calamus
• Quill
• Shaft

Antonyms of Calamus

Homophones of Calamus