| 释义 |
cal·a·mus
\ˈkaləməs\ noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek kalamos — more at haulm
1. plural cala·mi \-ˌmī, -ē\
a. obsolete : reed, cane
b. : a reed pen
< a manuscript that was written with a calamus >
2. plural calami : sweet flag
3. plural calami : the aromatic peeled and dried rhizome of the calamus used as a carminative and tonic
4. capitalized [New Latin, from Latin] : a genus of tropical Asian tufted pinnate-leaved palms whose hooked petioles enable them to climb over tall trees and from whose light tough stems rattan canes are made with one species (C. rotang) being used for Malacca canes
5. plural calami : the barrel of a feather : quill |