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calamus example sentences

1. 14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

2. It also seems to have some feather damage near the proximal and a weakening of the calamus

3. Loosely wrapped around the stem of the feather, the calamus, the hollow shaft and which has been used to make quill pens, was a piece of paper

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any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes

the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally

perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots

a genus of Sparidae

the hollow spine of a feather