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palus

The English word “palus” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.
  2. A small plain (compared to mare) on the surface of a planet or satellite.
  3. Any of the ranks in the hierarchy of gladiators.

Etymology

From Latin pālus (“stake, post”). Doublet of pole, peel, and pale.

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