Definitions for calamus

calamus cal·a·mus

Spelling: [kal-uh-muh s]
IPA: /ˈkæl ə məs/

Calamus is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 158 anagrams from letters in calamus (aaclmsu).

Definitions for calamus

noun

  1. the sweet flag, Acorus calamus.
  2. its aromatic root.
  3. any of various tropical Asian palms of the genus Calamus, some of which are a source of rattan.
  4. the hollow base of a feather; a quill.

Origin of calamus

1350-1400; Middle English Latin Greek kálamos reed, stalk

Examples for calamus

It resembles sweet-flag (calamus) and has been mistaken for it.

Said she went and ate a piece of calamus root for the pain and after eating the root for the pain behold I was born.

He had also pennyroyal for healing teas, and calamus and bitter-bark for miseries.

One of the genus calamus, used for wicker-work, seats of chairs, &c.

calamus, also derived from the Greek, means a reed or reed-like plant.

It is found in the dense brushes along with three other palms, Seaforthia, Corypha, and calamus.

Ezekiel enumerates amongst the Indian imports of Tyre "bright iron, calamus and cassia."

Walt was thirty-six when Leaves appeared; forty-one when calamus was written.

Sin-skuskba, which some Ponkas said was the calamus, is now very rare.

calamus and ginger and many other kinds of spice are found in this land.

Word Value for calamus
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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