Dictionary entry

καλάμη

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

καλάμη, -ης, ἡ

(cf. κάλαμος), [in LXX chiefly for קַשׁ, Ex 5:12, Is 5:24, al.;]

a stalk of corn, stubble: I Co 3:12.†