calamus
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Is calamus a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (ornithology) A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.Examples: "Thus, the four distinct feather parts that have been compared as to amino acid content to note whether or not the composition is uniform are rachis, barbs, calamus and medulla."; "In follicles late in feather growth, after rupture of the feather sheath, this canal contained the upper part of the calamus."; "Chapin asserted that the calamus is firmly fixed in the wing"uncountableusually
2. (botany) A fistular stem without an articulation.uncountableusually
3. (Christianity, historical) Synonym of fistula (“tube for sucking Eucharist wine”).Synonyms: fistulahistoricaluncountableusually
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