noun
1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
• Hyponyms: ↑rattan, ↑rattan palm, ↑Calamus rotang, ↑lawyer cane, ↑Calamus australis
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Calamus
2. the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
• Hypernyms: ↑root
• Part Holonyms: ↑sweet flag, ↑sweet calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot, ↑Acorus calamus
3. perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
• Syn: ↑sweet flag, ↑sweet calamus, ↑myrtle flag, ↑flagroot, ↑Acorus calamus
• Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Acorus, ↑genus Acorus
• Substance Meronyms: ↑calamus oil
4. the hollow spine of a feather
• Hypernyms: ↑rib
Useful english dictionary. 2012.