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

"This," she explained, "is some calamus root that I raised and dried myself, and I hope it comes in handy whenever you ladies need something for the indigestion."

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

Herophilos has named after him the torcular herophili, and the name he gave the curious appearance in the floor of the fourth ventricle--the calamus scriptorius--is still retained.

From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.

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

The rattan is the stem of a creeping prickly palm, the scientific name of which is the calamus.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)