Calamus may refer to:

Botany and zoology

* ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae * ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms * Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill * ''

Acorus calamus ''Acorus calamus'' (also called sweet flag, sway or muskrat root, among many common names) is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals. It is a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae, in the genus '' Acorus.'' Although u ...

'', the sweet flag, a tall wetland plant, commonly referred to as calamus in herbal medicine

Place names

Calamus, Iowa Calamus () is a small town in Clinton County, Iowa, United States, located on the historical Lincoln Highway, which was the first transcontinental highway for automobiles across the U.S.. Calamus is the only town in Olive Township and had a popul ...

, United States * Calamus, Wisconsin, United States *

Calamus Creek (disambiguation) Calamus Creek may refer to: *Calamus Creek (Minnesota) Calamus Creek is a stream in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. ...

Calamus Swamp Calamus Swamp is a public preserve located from Circleville in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. It has a natural kettle lake/wetland and is owned by the Columbus Audubon, the local chapter of Audubon. History Calamus Swamp includes ...

, Ohio, United States

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Calamus (DTP) Calamus is a desktop publishing application, originally built for the Atari ST computer. The first version was released on July 1, 1987 by the former German software company DMC GmbH. It is also able to run under a built-in and transparent Atari e ...

, a desktop publishing application *

Calamus (poems) The "Calamus" poems are a cluster of poems in ''Leaves of Grass'' by Walt Whitman. These poems celebrate and promote "the manly love of comrades". Most critics believe that these poems are Whitman's clearest expressions in print of his ideas about ...

, a series of poems by American writer Walt Whitman *

Calamus Ensemble Calamus may refer to: Botany and zoology * ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae * ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms * Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill * ''Acorus calamus'', the swe ...

, a classical music ensemble featuring

Roberto Carnevale Roberto Carnevale (born 15 June 1966) is an Italian composer, pianist and Conductor (music), conductor. Biography and career Born in Catania, he started studying piano at the age of seven. He took a degree in Arts at the University of Catania ...

Ensemble Cálamus Ensemble may refer to: Art * Architectural ensemble * ''Ensemble'' (album), Kendji Girac 2015 album * Ensemble (band), a project of Olivier Alary * Ensemble cast (drama, comedy) * Ensemble (musical theatre), also known as the chorus * ''Ensem ...

, a classical music ensemble featuring

Eduardo Paniagua Eduardo Paniagua (born 1952 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish architect and musician, specializing in medieval Spanish music. Between 1966 and 1983, he was a member of the group Atrium Musicae de Madrid, led by his older brother Gregorio, playing win ...

* USS ''Calamus'' (AOG-5) a ''Mettawee''-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy * Calamus or

Kalamos Kalamos ( grc, Κάλαμος, lit= reed, reed pen; la, Calamus) is a Greek mythological figure. He is son of Maiandros, the god of the Maeander river. Mythology A story in Nonnus's ''Dionysiaca'' tells about the love of two youths, Kalamos a ...

, a figure in Greek mythology *Calamus, a character from the 2014 puzzle/adventure game

OneShot ''OneShot'' is an adventure game developed by indie studio Future Cat and published by Degica. Based on a 2014 free version, it was released for Steam on December 8, 2016, and on itch.io on March 12, 2020. A version adapted for consoles, ''OneS ...

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