palus
noun
palus is a noun meaning “A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-A-L-U-S, and it appears about once in every 43 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of palus is pali or paludes.
What does palus mean?
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.
noun
- 1
Synonym of Palouse (“tribe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of palus
- pali plural
- paludes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is palus?
Palus appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does palus come from?
From Latin pālus (“stake, post”). Doublet of pole, peel, and pale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).