Calame

Morpheme

Calame

Type

bound base

Denotation

reed, cane

Etymology

Latin calamus; Ancient Greek kálamos

Evidence

Calamagrostis, calami, calami-, calamiferous, calamo-, Calamodendron, calamus, calamuses

Notes

calamus, culm, helm, haulm, and qalam are doublets

See Also

Culm, Chalume, Shawm, Caramel, Haulm, Halm, Helm

Homographs

Calame