(ש"ע) קנה, קולמוס

n. type of plant

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Noun
1. a genus of Sparidae
(synonym) genus Calamus
(hypernym) fish genus
(member-holonym) Sparidae, family Sparidae
(member-meronym) sheepshead porgy, Calamus penna

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Noun
1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
(hypernym) palm, palm tree
(hyponym) rattan, rattan palm, Calamus rotang
(member-holonym) genus Calamus
2. the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
(hypernym) root
(part-holonym) sweet flag, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus
3. perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
(synonym) sweet flag, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus
(hypernym) marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
(member-holonym) Acorus, genus Acorus
(substance-meronym) calamus oil
4. the hollow shaft of a feather
(synonym) quill, shaft
(hypernym) rib
(part-holonym) feather, plume, plumage

(n.)
The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood.
  

(n.)
The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.
  

(n.)
A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic; the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors.
  

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reed| cane; reed pen; reed/pan pipe; arrow; fishing pole; stalk; sweet flag