transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-lə-məs ]
noun
( plural cal·a·mi -ˌmī, -ˌmē)
Etymology: Latin, reed, reed pen, from Greek kalamos — more at haulm
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : sweet flag
b. : the aromatic peeled and dried rhizome of the sweet flag that is the source of a carcinogenic essential oil
2. : the hollow basal portion of a feather below the vane : quill