călămus (noun M) = κάλαμος: .
* Lit., a reed, cane (pure Lat. harundo; cf. canna),Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 159 sq.; 16, 21, 33, § 80; Col. 3, 15, 1; 4, 4, 1; Pall. Nov. 22, 3 al.: aromaticus (found in Syria and Arabia),sweet calamus,Col. 12, 52, 2: odoratus,Plin. 12, 22, 48, § 104; Veg. 6, 13, 3.—Also absol.: calamus,Cato, R. R. 105, 2; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 8 sq.: Syriacus,Veg. 4, 13, 4.
* Meton.
* For objects made of reeds (cf. harundo, and Liddell and Scott, under κάλαμος).
* A reed-pen (cf. Dict. of Antiq.; class.): quicumque calamus in manus meas inciderit, eo utar tamquam bono,Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14 (15 b), 1: sumere,id. Att. 6, 8, 1: calamo et atramento militare, Cato ap. Ruf. p. 199: quoad intinguntur calami,Quint. 10, 3, 31: transversus,Hor. A. P. 447: scriptorius,Cels. 7, 11; 7, 27; Scrib. 10, 47.
* Transf. to things of a similar form.
* An arrow: hastas et calami spicula Gnosii,Hor. C. 1, 15, 17; Verg. E. 3, 13; Prop. 2 (3), 19, 24; Ov. M. 7, 778; 8, 30; Juv. 13, 80; cf. Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 159 sq.
* An angling-rod, fishing-rod: calamo salientes ducere pisces,Ov. M. 3, 587.
* A lime-twig for snaring birds, Prop. 3 (4), 13, 46; Mart. 13, 68; 14, 218; Sen. Oct. 411.
* A signal-pole or rod, Col. 3, 15, 1 sq.
* A measuring-rod, Vulg. Ezech. 40, 5 al.
* In gen., any straw of grain, a stalk, stem, blade: lupini calamus,Verg. G. 1, 76: calamus altior frumento quam hordeo,Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 61.
* A graft, a scion, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 102 sq.; 17, 18. 30, § 129; 24, 14, 75, § 123; Col. 4, 29, 9.
* A small rod, used in Egypt for pointing out the way, Plin. 6, 29, 33, § 166.
* The hollow arm of a candelabra, Vulg. Exod. 25, 31 sq.

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