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Cal"a*man`der wood
(kăl"&adot;*măn`d&etilde;r w&oocr;d`). A
valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown
color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species
of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros
quæsita. Called also Coromandel wood.

{ Cal"a*mar (kăl"&adot;*mär),
Cal"a*ma*ry, (-m&asl;*r&ybreve;r)} n.
[LL. calamarium inkstand, fr. L. calamus a reed
pen: cf. F. calmar, calemar, pen case, calamar.]
(Zoöl.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus
Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They
have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon
tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies.
Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back,
shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called
squids. See Squid.

Cal"am*bac (kăl"ăm*băk),
n. [F. calambac, calambour, from
Malay Kalambaq a king of fragrant wood.] (Bot.)
A fragrant wood; agalloch.


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