'Calamus Scipionum' definitions:
Definition of 'Calamus Scipionum'
- malacca cane \malacca cane\ n. (Bot.),
A walking cane made from the stem of a species of palm of the
genus Calamus (Calamus Scipionum), and of a brown color,
often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China,
Sumatra, and Malays.
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