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
Cane, kān, n. the stem of one of the smaller palms—the calamus or rattan, or the larger grasses—bamboo and sugar-cane: a walking-stick.—v.t. to beat with a cane.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
In seven large bowls he places calamus, cedarwood, and incense.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
The instrument used for writing was a reed, sharpened and split at the point, like our pens, called calamus.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.
The cinnabaris indica, mentioned by Pliny and Dioscorides, was what is vulgarly called dragon's blood, the resin obtained from various species of the calamus palm.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
