calamite

cal.a.mite

n.（名词）
Any of various extinct, chiefly carboniferous trees of the genusCalamites, related to the modern-day herbaceous horsetails (Equisetum).
芦木：一种芦木 属主要生长于石炭纪的、现已灭绝的树木，与现代的草本马尾草 （芦木属） 有一定联系

来源：
New Latin Calamotôs [genus name]
现代拉丁语 Calamotôs [属名]
from Late Greek kalamitôs [reedlike]
源自 后期希腊语 kalamitôs [芦苇般的]
from Greek kalamos [reed]
源自 希腊语 kalamos [芦苇]