Calamus
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Calamus may mean:
Botany and zoology
Place names
Other uses
- Calamus (KalamosKalamosKalamos is an ancient Greek word meaning reed or reed pen. The basis for this meaning is the story of the Greek mythological figure Kalamos, son of Maiandros .-Greek mythology:...
), a figure in Greek mythology
Botany and zoology
- Sweet FlagSweet FlagAcorus calamus, commonly known as Sweet Flag or Calamus and erroneously as "rush" or "sedges", is a plant from the Acoraceae family, in the genus Acorus. It is a tall perennial wetland monocot with scented leaves and more strongly scented rhizomes...
(Acorus calamus), a tall wetland plant - Calamus (palm), a genus of rattan palms
- Calamus (fish), a genus of fish in the family SparidaeSparidaeThe Sparidae is a family of fish, included in the order Perciformes. The fish of the family are commonly called sea breams and porgies . The sheepshead, scup, and red sea bream are species in this family. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters and are bottom-dwelling carnivores....
- Calamus, the hollow shaft of a featherFeatherFeathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some non-avian theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates, and indeed a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty. They...
, also known as the quill
Place names
- Calamus, IowaCalamus, IowaCalamus is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 394 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Calamus is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, United States - Calamus, WisconsinCalamus, WisconsinCalamus is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of South Beaver Dam is located in the town.-Geography:...
, United States - Calamus SwampCalamus SwampCalamus Swamp is a public preserve located from Circleville in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. It has a natural kettle lake/wetland and is owned by the Columbus Audubon, the local chapter of Audubon.- History :...
, Ohio, United States
Other uses
- Calamus (DTP)Calamus (DTP)Calamus is a desktop publishing application, built for Atari computer. The first version was released on July 1st, 1987 by the former German software company DMC GmbH...
, a desktop publishing application - Calamus (poem)Calamus (poem)The "Calamus" poems are a cluster of poems in Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. These poems celebrate and promote "the manly love of comrades"...
, a series of poems by American writer Walt Whitman - Calamus Ensemble, a Classical Music Artist