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ǁ Calamus. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. ǁ Calamus Also 6 kalmus, calmus. [a. L. calamus, Gr. κάλαμος reed.]

1   † 1.  A reed, a cane: vaguely used by early writers, after Latin or Greek authors. Obs.

2 1398.  Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., XVII. xxix. (1495), 622. Calamus is holowe wythin as a cane. Ibid., xxx. 622. Strawe is called Calamus visualis.

3 1597.  Gerard, Herbal, I. xlv. 63. Bastard or false Calamus grows naturally at the foot of a hill.

4 1601.  Holland, Pliny, I. 375. The shorter and thicker that the reed is, the better is the Calamus.

5 1712.  trans. Pomet’s Hist. Drugs, I. 53. The true or bitter Calamus is a Kind of Reed.

6   2.  Sweet Calamus, C. aromaticus: a. some eastem aromatic plant or plants (supposed by some to be Andropogon Schœnanthus, the Sweet-scented Lemon Grass of Malabar); b. applied by some English herbalists to the native Sweet Flag or Sweet Rush (Acorus Calamus).

7 1388.  Wyclif, Ezek. xxvii. 19. Dan, and Greece, and Mosel, settiden forth in thi fairis … calamus.

8 1398.  Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., XV. lxxiii. (1495), 515. Calamum smellyth full swete of yuory.

9 1535.  Coverdale, Jer. vi. 20. Wherfore bringe ye me … swete smellinge Calamus from farre countrees?

10 1611.  Bible, Ex. xxx. 23. Take thou … of sweet calamus [Coverdale Kalmus] two hundred and fiftie shekels.

11 1650.  Rawley, trans. Bacon’s Life & Death, 45. Broath … with … a little Angellica Seed, and Calamus.

12 1741.  Compl. Fam.-Piece, I. iv. 243. Calamus Aromaticus 3 Ounces, leaves of Wall-Rue 4 Ounces.

13 1794.  Martyn, Rousseau’s Bot., xviii. 251. Of plants not ciliaceous … Calamus Aromaticus or Sweet Rush.

14 1851.  Longf., Gold. Leg., Nativity, vi. Another goblet!… Stir … drops of myrrh And calamus therein!

15   3.  A genus of palms comprising many species, the stems of which grow to an extraordinary length, and form canes or rattans.

16 1836.  Penny Cycl., VI. 135/2. Calamus.… The species … grow in the forests, climbing over trees and bushes to a greater extent than any other known plants.

17 1885.  H. M. Stanley, Congo, II. 92. The luxuriant and endless lengths of calamus are useful for flooring and verandah mats, [etc.].

18   4.  ‘A fistular stem without an articulation’ (Treas. Bot.).

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