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Calamus

Calamus may mean:

Calamus (Kalamos), a figure in Greek mythology who turned into a reed out of grief for his young male lover Karpos, who drowned

Botany and zoology
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus), a tall wetland plant
Calamus (palm), a genus of rattan palms
Calamus (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae
Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill

Place names
Calamus, Iowa, United States
Calamus, Wisconsin, United States
Calamus Avenue, a street in Queens, New York, United States

Other uses
Calamus (DTP), a desktop publishing application
Calamus (poem), a series of poems by American writer Walt Whitman

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Calamus" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Polish, Vietnamese.


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