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  1. 1. n. One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms Source: wordnet
  5. 5. One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes. Source: webster
  6. 6. One of the long slender flexible stems of several species ofpalms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some areAfrican and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used forwalking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords andcordage, and many other purposes. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:69/n:31 n. climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes n. the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes n. a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms Source: ecdict

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