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

Originally the calamus grew in a limited area and was difficult to obtain.

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

"And then one can run around with Patty and tease the boys who sell pink calamus buds, and buy 'Peppery pot, smoking hot.'"

From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

Obex, ō′beks, n. a barrier: a thickening at the calamus scriptorius of the medulla oblongata.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Away! gold of Arabia, Myrrh, calamus, and cassia, Far better I discover!

From Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly by Gerhardt, Paul