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Calamite
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What's The Definition Of Calamite?Synonyms | Synonyms for Calamite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Calamite: See Also | Calamite In Webster's Dictionary \Cal"a*mite\, n. [L. calamus a reed: cf. F. calamite.]
(Paleon.)
A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form
of plants of the modern {Equiseta} (the Horsetail or Scouring
Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and
having the stem more or less woody within. See {Acrogen}, and
{Asterophyllite}.
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