nounWord forms: plural -mi (-ˌmaɪ)1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes
2. another name for sweet flag
3. the aromatic root of the sweet flag
4. ornithology the basal hollow shaft of a feather; quill
Word origin
C14: from Latin, from Greek
kalamos reed, cane, stem