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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
calamus /ˈkaləməs/

▶noun (pl. calami /-mʌɪ/)

1 another term for sweet flag.
■ (also calamus root) a preparation of the aromatic root of the sweet flag.

2 Zoology the hollow lower part of the shaft of a feather.

– origin ME (denoting a reed or an aromatic plant mentioned in the Bible): from L., from Gk kalamos.

'calamus' also found in these Oxford entries:

malacca - porgy - rattan - sweet flag

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