Calami

Calami
Calamus Cal"a*mus, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon's blood}. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({Acorus calamus}), commonly called {calamus}, or {sweet flag}. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic; the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors. [1913 Webster]

3. (Zo["o]l.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill. [1913 Webster] ||


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • cálami — Se usa en la locución locución …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • calami — cal·a·mi (kălʹə mī ) n. Plural of calamus. * * * …   Universalium

  • calami- — altcalami , calamo /alt ► Formas prefijas de cálamo …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • calami — n. type of plant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • calami — plural of calamus …   Useful english dictionary

  • calami- — see calam …   Useful english dictionary

  • calami diversitas vel atramenti — A difference in penmanship or ink …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Cosmia calami — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Lapsus calami — Lapsus Un lapsus est une erreur commise en parlant (lapsus linguae) ou en écrivant (lapsus calami) et qui consiste à substituer un terme attendu par un autre mot. Freud voit dans le lapsus l émergence de désirs inconscients. Sommaire 1 La… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • lapsus calami — |lapssuscalámi| s. m. Erro que escapa, por inadvertência, a quem escreve.   ‣ Etimologia: locução latina lapsus calami, erro de pena …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”