Definition of horsetails Horsetails

/hɔˈɹstejˌlz/ - [horsteylz] -

We found 3 definitions of horsetails from 2 different sources.

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What does horsetails mean?

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  • horsetails (Noun)
    Plural of horsetail.

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Noun

Plural: horsetails

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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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.

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