English noun: genus Calamus | |||
1. | genus Calamus (plant) distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliopsid genus, monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | calamus | ||
Member meronym | Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae | ||
2. | genus Calamus (animal) a genus of Sparidae | ||
Synonyms | Calamus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fish genus | ||
Member holonym | Calamus penna, sheepshead porgy | ||
Member meronym | family Sparidae, Sparidae | ||