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calamite
cal·a·mite [ kállə mt ] (plural cal·a·mites)


noun 
Definition:
 
prehistoric plant like tree: a plant that grew in the Paleozoic era, related to the horsetail. Genus Calamites.
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin calamites< Latin calamus (see calamus)]
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