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

Obex, ō′beks, n. a barrier: a thickening at the calamus scriptorius of the medulla oblongata.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Indeed the word calamus still lives, though corrupted to the French chalumeau and still further altered to the German Schalmei and the English shawm.

From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Darwin, Francis, Sir

I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain’t gwineter take no skuse,’ sez Brer Fox, sezee.”

From Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader by Manly, Louise

In seven large bowls he places calamus, cedarwood, and incense.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris