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

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

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

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

Bromfield, Dr., sterility of the ivy and Acorus calamus, ii.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

Along the centre of the floor is the median furrow, which terminates below in a pen-shaped form, the so-called calamus scriptorius.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various