noun🔗Share菖蒲 The sweet flag, Acorus calamus."My grandmother grows calamus near the pond because she likes its fragrant leaves. "我奶奶在池塘边种了菖蒲，因为她喜欢它叶子的香味。plantvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share羽管，笔管。 A 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. "那位美术专业的学生仔细观察羽毛的羽管（也就是笔管部分），在用羽枝进行细致素描之前，注意到它光滑、半透明的质地。materialwritingbirdanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share瘘管，异常通道 An 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. "一场严重车祸后，医生发现病人的肺部和胃部之间出现了一个瘘管（异常通道），需要立即手术。medicineanatomyorganphysiologydiseasebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share管，管道，孔。 A tube, a pipe, or a hole."The architect used a calamus to draw a perfectly straight line on the blueprint. "建筑师用一根细管在蓝图上画出了一条笔直的线。partstructureitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吸管，圣餐管。 The 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. "在重现中世纪弥撒的历史场景中，扮演神父的演员小心翼翼地使用**圣餐管（吸管）**从圣爵中吸取葡萄酒。ritualreligionutensildrinktheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
