'Calami' definitions:

Definition of 'Calami'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. (Zool.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill. [1913 Webster]