calamus

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In the garden grow "an orchard of pomegranates . . . spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense".

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2011

Calumet is an Old Norman word for chalumeau, reed, pipe, a diminutive from Lat. calamus.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

The rattan is the stem of a creeping prickly palm, the scientific name of which is the calamus.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)

Reed is the core or central part of the climbing calamus, a species of palm found in the jungles of Borneo and adjacent South Sea islands.

From Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools by McGaw, Virginia

Then follow other articles of commerce: bright iron, cassia, calamus and precious cloths for chariots.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.