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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Calamus \Cal"a*mus\, n.; pl. Calami. [L., a reed. See Halm.]
1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It
furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and {Dragon's
blood}.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) A species of Acorus (Acorus 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.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel
or quill.
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WordNet Calamus
n 1: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough
stems are a source of rattan canes
2: the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
3: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic
roots [syn: sweet flag, sweet calamus, myrtle flag,
flagroot, Acorus calamus]
4: a genus of Sparidae [syn: genus Calamus]
5: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: quill, shaft]
[also: calami (pl)]

Calamus the Latin for cane, Hebrew _Kaneh_, mentioned (Ex. 30:23) as one of the ingredients in the holy anointing oil, one of the sweet scents (Cant. 4:14), and among the articles sold in the markets of Tyre (Ezek. 27:19). The word designates an Oriental plant called the "sweet flag," the Acorus calamus of Linnaeus. It is elsewhere called "sweet cane" (Isa. 43:24; Jer. 6:20). It has an aromatic smell, and when its knotted stalk is cut and dried and reduced to powder, it forms an ingredient in the most precious perfumes. It was not a native of Palestine, but was imported from Arabia Felix or from India. It was probably that which is now known in India by the name of "lemon grass" or "ginger grass," the Andropogon schoenanthus. (See {CANE}.)

Calamus, IA (city, FIPS 9820) Location: 41.82665 N, 90.75967 W Population (1990): 379 (170 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52729

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Housing Units (2000): 173
Land area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09820
Located within: Iowa (IA) , FIPS 19
Location: 41.826669 N , 90.759793 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52729
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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