noun🔗ShareThe sweet flag, Acorus calamus."My grandmother grows calamus near the pond because she likes its fragrant leaves. "plantvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather."The art student carefully examined the calamus of the feather, noting its smooth, translucent texture before using the barbs for a detailed sketch. "materialwritingbirdanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect."After a serious car accident, doctors discovered a calamus between the patient's lung and stomach, requiring immediate surgery. "medicineanatomyorganphysiologydiseasebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tube, a pipe, or a hole."The architect used a calamus to draw a perfectly straight line on the blueprint. "partstructureitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice."During the historical reenactment of the medieval mass, the actor portraying a priest carefully used the calamus to partake of the wine from the chalice. "ritualreligionutensildrinktheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
