calamus

noun

Meaning

The sweet flag, Acorus calamus.
A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.
An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

sweet flag(English)flagroot(English)quill(English)shaft(English)acorus calamus(English)genus calamus(English)myrtle flag(English)sweet calamus(English)porgy(English)tenuis(English)penna(English)rattan(English)

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Sources

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