Hyphenation of calamus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word calamus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cala-mus

Definitions of calamus:

1.	Any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus Light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
2.	The aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
3.	Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
4.	A genus of Sparidae
5.	The hollow spine of a feather

Synonyms of calamus:

noun	palm, palm tree
noun	root
noun	sweet flag, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus, marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
noun	Calamus, genus Calamus, fish genus
noun	quill, shaft, rib

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