κάλαμος
κάλαμος
.κάλᾰμος (κᾰ), ὁ,
a reed, larger than the δόναξ, Lat. arundo, being used for thatching houses or even for making the walls, Hdt.; for making mats or crates, Hdt., Thuc.
anything made of reed or cane:
a reed-pipe, flute, Pind., Eur.
a fishing-rod, Theocr.
an arrow, Hor.
collectively, of plants, which are neither bush (ὕλη) , nor tree (δένδρον) , Xen.
a mat of reeds, Plat.
= καλάμη, the stalk of wheat, Xen.
Headword (normalized):
κάλαμος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καλαμος
Intro Text:
κάλαμος
.κάλᾰμος (κᾰ), ὁ,
a reed, larger than the δόναξ, Lat. arundo, being used for thatching houses or even for making the walls, Hdt.; for making mats or crates, Hdt., Thuc.
anything made of reed or cane:
a reed-pipe, flute, Pind., Eur.
a fishing-rod, Theocr.
an arrow, Hor.
collectively, of plants, which are neither bush (ὕλη) , nor tree (δένδρον) , Xen.
a mat of reeds, Plat.
= καλάμη, the stalk of wheat, Xen.
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