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calamus

Calamus is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter C and ends with the letter S for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(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.
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