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Definitions for Calamite
[1] 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.
[2] any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
Words nearby Calamite
calamata olive, calamian islands, calamine, calamine brass, calamint, calamite, calamitous, calamity, calamity jane, calamondin, calamus
Origin of Calamite
1745–55; < New Latin Calamites the genus name, Latin calamītēs < Greek kalamī́tēs reedlike. See calamus, -ite1
Other words from Calamite
cal·a·mi·te·an [kal-uh -mahy -tee-uh n] /ˌkæl əˈmaɪ ti ən/ , adjective
ca·lam·i·toid [kuh -lam -i-toid] /kəˈlæm ɪˌtɔɪd/ , adjective
Word origin for Calamite
C19: from New Latin Calamītes type genus, from Greek kalamitēs reedlike, from kalamos reed