palm vs calamus

calamus vs palm

palm and calamus both are nouns.

palm is a verb but calamus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
palm	Yes	No	Yes	No
calamus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, calamus is a hyponym of palm; that is, calamus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than palm:

palm: any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
calamus: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes

Other hyponyms of palm include sago palm, feather palm, fan palm, fishtail palm, coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree, Cocos nucifera, corozo, corozo palm, cabbage palm, Euterpe oleracea, cabbage palm, cabbage tree, Livistona australis, Nipa fruticans, nipa palm, Raffia farinifera, raffia palm, Raffia ruffia, lady palm, royal palm, Roystonea regia, cabbage palm, Roystonea oleracea.

palm (noun)	calamus (noun)
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers	the hollow spine of a feather
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event	any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves	perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand	the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally

palm (verb)	calamus (verb)
touch, lift, or hold with the hands

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