Calamus
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Calamus may mean:
- Calamus (Kalamos), a figure in Greek mythology
Botany and zoology
- Calamus (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae
- Calamus (palm), a genus of rattan palms
- Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill
- Acorus calamus, the sweet flag, a tall wetland plant
- Andropogon calamus-aromaticus, a plant in the genus Andropogon
- Eoacmaea calamus, a sea snail species
Place names
- Calamus, Iowa, United States
- Calamus, Wisconsin, United States
- Calamus Creek (disambiguation)
- Calamus Swamp, Ohio, United States
Other uses
- Calamus (DTP), a desktop publishing application
- Calamus (poems), a series of poems by American writer Walt Whitman
- Calamus Ensemble, a classical music ensemble featuring Roberto Carnevale
- Ensemble Cálamus, a classical music ensemble featuring Eduardo Paniagua
- USS Calamus (AOG-5) a Mettawee-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy
See also
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