cal·a·mite (k l  -m t )n. Any of various extinct, chiefly carboniferous trees of the genus Calamites, related to the modern-day herbaceous horsetails (Equisetum). [New Latin Calam t s, genus name, from Late Greek kalamts, reedlike, from Greek kalamos, reed.] |
calamite [ˈkæləˌmaɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
[from New Latin Calamītes type genus, from Greek kalamitēs reedlike, from kalamos reed]
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