Calamite Definition

kălə-mīt
noun
An extinct paleozoic plant (order Calamitales) related to modern horsetails but growing to the size of a tree.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Calamite

Noun

Singular:
calamite
Plural:
calamites

Origin of Calamite

  • New Latin Calamītēs genus name from Late Greek kalamītēs reedlike from Greek kalamos reed

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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