genus calamus

1. 1.

   distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofPalmae
2. 2.

   a genus of Sparidae

   SynonymsCalamus

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofSparidae

Questions about genus calamus

What does genus calamus mean?

genus calamus means "distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for genus calamus?

Close synonyms include Calamus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus calamus a common word?

genus calamus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.