Definition of horsetail Horsetail
/hɔˈɹstejˌl/ - [horsteyl] - horse•tail
We found 6 definitions of horsetail from 4 different sources.
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What does horsetail mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: horsetails |
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| horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America | ||
| fern ally pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida | ||
| equisetum, genus equisetum horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae | ||
| strobile, strobilus, cone any cone-shaped artifact | ||
| common horsetail, equisetum arvense, field horsetail of Eurasia and Greenland and North America | ||
| equisetum fluviatile, swamp horsetail, water horsetail Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia | ||
| equisetum hyemale, equisetum hyemale robustum, equisetum robustum, rough horsetail, scouring rush evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils | ||
| equisetum palustre, marsh horsetail scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere | ||
| equisetum sylvaticum, wood horsetail Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- horsetail (n.)
A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum. - horsetail (n.)
A Turkish standard, denoting rank.
Part of speech
🔤- horsetail, noun, singular of horsetails.
