ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALAMUS
From Latin, from Greek kalamos reed, cane, stem.
WHAT DOES CALAMUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of calamus in the English dictionary
The first definition of calamus in the dictionary is any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes. Other definition of calamus is the aromatic root of the sweet flag. Calamus is also the basal hollow shaft of a feather; quill.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALAMUS»
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Calamus: male homosexuality in twentieth-century literature ...
An international anthology of poetry, drama, short stories, and novellas examines divers dimensions of the homosexual experience and includes works by Cavafy, Lawrence, Hemingway, Isherwood, Burroughs, and Ginsberg
David D. Galloway, Christian Sabisch, 1982
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Calamus lovers: Walt Whitman's working-class camerados
Walt Whitman's Working Class Camerados
Charley Shively, Walt Whitman, 1987
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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
E I I V E V R V R I R E V V. Liliopsida (monocots): Palmae: Calamus V Calamus
asperrimus Biume 10238 V Indonesia - Java 10238 1 Calamus bicolor Becc.
14726 I 14726 Philippines (Mindanao) 14726 I Calamus brandisii Becc. ex Becc.
Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett, 1998
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Canadian Medicinal Crops
"Orders for very large quantities of calamus root or extract might arouse suspicion
as it is fairly easily converted by amination to TMA-2, which is scheduled" (http://
www.Lycaeum.org/~iamklaus/acorus.htm). (TMA-2, a controlled drug in the US, ...
Ernest Small, Paul M. Catling, 1999
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Walt Whitman's Songs of Male Intimacy and Love: "Live Oak, ...
Together the poems in this omnibus volume affirm his creation of a radical new language designed to convey and affirm the poet’s man love.
Walt Whitman, Betsy Erkkila, 2011
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Calamus - A Series of Letters Written During the Years ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
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The Adventures of Bic
Calamus
Bic Calamus. THE ADVENTURES OF BIC CALAMUS THE ADVENTURES OF
BIC CALAMUS BY BIC CALAMUS.
... Calamus andamanicus Calamus baratangensis Calamus basui Calamus
dilaceratus Calamus longisetus Calamus nicobaricus Calamus palustris
Calamus pseudorivalis Calamus semierectus Calamus unifarius Calamus
viminalis Caryota ...
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The A-Z Encyclopedia of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Ack-ack Colloquial term for smoking a heroin-dusted cigarette. Ackermagen
Calamus Ackern German colloquial term for prostitution. Ackerwurtz Calamus.
Ackerwurz Calamus. Ackoffs model A method of determine the assignment of
alcoholic ...
10
Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs
Calamus is a reedlike aquatic plant inhabiting small streams, mountain bogs,
edges of ponds, lakes, and creeks — wherever marshy conditions exist. In
upstate New York I have found calamus growing along slow-moving, clear-water
streams ...
Rosemary Gladstar, Pamela Hirsch, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALAMUS»
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James S. Marcus, Longtime Metropolitan Opera Guild Board …
... and served as a trustee of the Calamus Foundation, Manhattan Theatre Club, Thirteen/WNET, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Jim ... «Opera News, Jul 15»
Mocking Homophobia with Marijuana
The word kaneh-bosm has been mistranslated as calamus, a common marsh plant with little monetary value that does not have the qualities or ... «East Bay Express, Jul 15»
Dodge County crash splits car in half
... responded to the crash at 3:54 p.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 151, near Salem Road in the Township of Calamus. «WISN Milwaukee, Jul 15»
Regional News Briefs
... into a spin, slid through the median into southbound traffic and hit an Oldsmobile before 4 p.m. near Salem Road in the Town of Calamus. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
The Sports Page
... streak to a school-record 14 games with victories against Easton Valley and Calamus-Wheatland at the Northeast baseball tournament. icon ... «Clinton Herald, Jul 15»
Making memories at Wagon Train Lake
He volunteers from Indian Cave State Park to Calamus Reservoir and landed at Wagon Train this July 4 weekend, where the 28 camping spots ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
CALAMUS-WHEATLAND HIGH SCHOOL
MEGAN SLATTERY, daughter of Peggy Slattery and Jim Slattery of Calamus, plans to attend Iowa State University, Ames. Top achievements:. «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
Camanche rallies late
Peasley went 0-for-3 with a walk, but received his third pitching win of the season against Calamus-Wheatland on Wednesday. «Clinton Herald, Jul 15»
Perv sought
... door open in the vicinity of Calamus and Grand avenues near the border of Maspeth and Elmhurst. He committed the same sex crime against ... «Queens Chronicle, Jul 15»
Prep baseball notebook: Pitching, defense ignite Beavers
Also in that district, Calamus-Wheatland travels to Bellevue Marquette and Midland opens against Cedar Valley Christian on July 14. «Quad City Times, Jul 15»