calamite

cal·a·mite

C0024400 (kăl′ə-mīt′)n. Any of various extinct, chiefly Carboniferous trees of the genus Calamites, anatomically similar to the modern-day herbaceous horsetails (Equisetum).

[New Latin Calamītēs, genus name, from Late Greek kalamītēs, reedlike, from Greek kalamos, reed.]

calamite

(ˈkæləˌmaɪt) n (Plants) any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails[C19: from New Latin Calamītes type genus, from Greek kalamitēs reedlike, from kalamos reed]

cal•a•mite

(ˈkæl əˌmaɪt)

n. any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails. [1745–55; < New Latin Calamites < Greek kalamitēs reedlike] cal`a•mi′te•an, adj. ca•lam•i•toid (kəˈlæm ɪˌtɔɪd) adj.

单词	calamite
释义	calamite cal·a·mite C0024400 (kăl′ə-mīt′)n. Any of various extinct, chiefly Carboniferous trees of the genus Calamites, anatomically similar to the modern-day herbaceous horsetails (Equisetum). [New Latin Calamītēs, genus name, from Late Greek kalamītēs, reedlike, from Greek kalamos, reed.] calamite (ˈkæləˌmaɪt) n (Plants) any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails[C19: from New Latin Calamītes type genus, from Greek kalamitēs reedlike, from kalamos reed] cal•a•mite (ˈkæl əˌmaɪt) n. any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails. [1745–55; < New Latin Calamites < Greek kalamitēs reedlike] cal`a•mi′te•an, adj. ca•lam•i•toid (kəˈlæm ɪˌtɔɪd) adj. MedicalSeeCalamites
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