Masculine
Meaning
a calamus, a quill
Synonyms
jonc odorant
lis des marais
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.lam/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin calamus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Doublet of the inherited chaume.
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