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Definition of: calamite
(kal′ə·mīt) noun
A fossil plant (genus Calamites, division Pteridophyta) of the later Paleozoic era, resembling the modern horsetails in general appearance but growing to a height of 100 feet and more. [<NL calamites <L calamus reed]
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