Calamus

Synonyms for "calamus" (11 found)

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is a

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Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices

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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.

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In follicles late in feather growth, after rupture of the feather sheath, this canal contained the upper part of the calamus.

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Chapin asserted that the calamus is firmly fixed in the wing

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