|  calamus 
 
 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
 
 
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