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calamite definition

cala·mite (kal′ə mīt′)

noun

an extinct paleozoic plant (order Calamitales) related to modern horsetails but growing to the size of a tree

Etymology: < ModL < Gr kalamitēs, reedlike: see calamus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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