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calamite
[ kal-uh-mahyt ]
noun
- any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails and constituting much of the coal used as fuel.
calamite
/ ˈkæləˌmaɪt /
noun
- any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
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Other Words From
- cal·a·mi·te·an [kal-, uh, -, mahy, -tee-, uh, n], adjective
- ca·lam·i·toid [k, uh, -, lam, -i-toid], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of calamite1
C19: from New Latin Calamītes type genus, from Greek kalamitēs reedlike, from kalamos reed
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Example Sentences
Among tissue petrifactions there are many Calamite stems of various stages of growth.
From Project Gutenberg
Calamite, kal′a-mīt, n. a fossil plant abundant in the coal-measures, believed to be a kind of gigantic horse-tails (Equisetace).
From Project Gutenberg
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