calami

Plural: calami, calamus

Noun

• Hollow stems, particularly of reeds or quill pens.
• Plural of calamus, a marsh plant.
• any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
• the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
• perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
• a genus of Sparidae
• the hollow spine of a feather
• plural of calamus

Examples

• CALAMI was a tricky plural to find, but it unlocked a triple-letter score.
• He was glad to know CALAMI was a valid plural, scoring extra points.

Synonyms

Acorus calamus, Calamus, calamus, flagroot, genus Calamus, myrtle flag, quill, shaft, sweet calamus, sweet flag