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Synonyms for calamus
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kal-uh-muh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl ə məs |
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Définition of calamus
- As in quill : noun feather
- As in feather : noun tuft of bird; plumage
- One of the genus Calamus, used for wicker-work, seats of chairs, &c.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- Calamus, also derived from the Greek, means a reed or reed-like plant.
- Extract from : « Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 4 [April 1902] » by Various
- Sin-skuskba, which some Ponkas said was the calamus, is now very rare.
- Extract from : « Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370)) » by James Owen Dorsey
- It resembles sweet-flag (Calamus) and has been mistaken for it.
- Extract from : « Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants » by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
- Walt was thirty-six when Leaves appeared; forty-one when Calamus was written.
- Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker
- It is found in the dense brushes along with three other palms, Seaforthia, Corypha, and Calamus.
- Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
- He had also pennyroyal for healing teas, and calamus and bitter-bark for miseries.
- Extract from : « Great Possessions » by David Grayson
- Calamus and ginger and many other kinds of spice are found in this land.
- Extract from : « The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela » by Benjamin of Tudela
- Ezekiel enumerates amongst the Indian imports of Tyre "bright iron, calamus and cassia."
- Extract from : « Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) » by James Emerson Tennent
- 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.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 » by Work Projects Administration
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