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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•a•mite (kal′ə mīt′),USA pronunciation n. - Paleontologyany 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.
- Greek kalamí̄tēs reedlike. See calamus, -ite1
- Neo-Latin Calamites the genus name, Latin calamītēs
- 1745–55;
cal•a•mi•te•an (kal′ə mī′tē ən),USA pronunciation adj. ca•lam•i•toid (kə lam′i toid′),USA pronunciation adj. |