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