(Lat.) signifies a reed or cane. *See Arundo

in the ancient poets, denotes a simple kind of pipe or fistula, the musical instrument of the shepherds and herdsmen; usually made either of an oaten stalk or a reed.

CALAMUS Aromaticus, or Sweet-scented Flag, in the materia medica, a species of flag called acorus by Linnæus. See Acorus.

CALAMUS Scriptorius, in antiquity, a reed or rush to write with. The ancients made use of styles to write