calamus

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In the garden grow "an orchard of pomegranates . . . spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense".

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2011

Reed is the core or central part of the climbing calamus, a species of palm found in the jungles of Borneo and adjacent South Sea islands.

From Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools by McGaw, Virginia

Herophilus made many anatomical discoveries, and some of the names he gave to parts of the body are now in use, for instance, torcular Herophili, calamus scriptorius, and duodenum.

From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by Elliott, James Sands

Then follow other articles of commerce: bright iron, cassia, calamus and precious cloths for chariots.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.

Bromfield, Dr., sterility of the ivy and Acorus calamus, ii.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles