calamus vs swamp plant

swamp plant vs calamus

calamus and swamp plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calamus	Yes	No	No	No
swamp plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, swamp plant is a hypernym of calamus; that is, swamp plant is a word with a broader meaning than calamus:

calamus: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
swamp plant: a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath

Other hypernyms of calamus include bog plant, marsh plant.

calamus (noun)	swamp plant (noun)
the hollow spine of a feather	a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally

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