Encyclopediacalamuscalamus (kăl'umus) [key]: see arum. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on calamus from Fact Monster:
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- arum: Common Species - Common Species Commonly cultivated for their showy inflorescences are the arum lilies, or callas ...
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