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

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

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 scummy pond sleeps lazily, Clad thick with lilies, and the bee Reels boisterous as a Bassarid Above the bloated green frog hid In lush wan calamus and grass, Beside the water's stagnant glass.

From Blooms of the Berry by Cawein, Madison J.

The instrument used for writing was a reed, sharpened and split at the point, like our pens, called calamus.

From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.