genus Calamus

/ˌdʒinəs ˌkæləməs/
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Definitions of genus Calamus
  1. noun
    distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
  2. noun
    a genus of Sparidae
    synonyms: Calamus
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    type of:
    fish genus
    any of various genus of fish
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