An unbranched basal section of the rachis is called the calamus, part of which lies beneath the skin.
Higher-growth aquatic plant species most often encountered in the Vistula valley are, among plants submerged in the water, arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia, variety vallisinfolia); among plants with floating leaves, the water lily (Nuphar luteum); and, among air-growing plants, sweet flag (Acorus calamus).
Shawm, (from Latin calamus, "reed"; Old French: chalemie), double-reed wind instrument of Middle Eastern origin, a precursor of the oboe.
Acorus calamus (sweet flag) occurs in the wetlands of North America and from India to Indonesia.
Both A. calamus and A. gramineus are commonly cultivated as ornamentals in gardens.
My mix I call "Sin Gin" – along with the juniper and coriander I've added lime, chilli, pepper berry, angelica root, bitter almond, calamus root and ginger.
To gay-rights campaigners he is a literary champion, the writer of the "Calamus" poems that dared to speak the name of homosexual love in repressive times.
Climbing palms or rattans (Calamus) are prominent lianas in Asian rainforests, where the stems, which are used to make cane furniture, provide a valuable economic resource.
Quill, also called Calamus, hollow, horny barrel of a bird's feather, used as the principal writing instrument from the 6th century until the mid-19th century, when steel pen points were introduced.
In Southeast Asia the production of rattan from species of Calamus (C. caesius, C. manan, and C. trachycoleus) is a promising industry.
Among the 122 new poems in the third edition (1860 61) were Whitman's "Calamus" poems, which record an intense homosexual love affair.
