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 sweet flag, a tall wetland plant
- Andropogon calamus-aromaticus, a plant in the genus Andropogon
- Eoacmaea calamus, a sea snail species
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