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horsetail definition

horse·tail (hôrs′tāl′)

noun

  1. a horse's tail
  2. any of the only surviving genus (Equisetum) of a division (Equisetophyta) of plants having hollow, jointed stems, with scalelike leaves at the joints and spores borne in terminal cones; scouring rush

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horsetail Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • help: Click here if you can help Horsetail From: Melvyn G, UK How can I get rid of Mares Tail?

Adjective modifier

  • small: The small horsetail that looks like a soft baby pine tree is preferred over the rigid, leafless kind.

Modifies a noun

  • herb: Some such diuretics are juniper berries and horsetail herb.

Noun used with modifier

  • water: Numbers slowly declined, but we finished with a quick look round Skaters Meadow, which had abundant water horsetail and spike rush.
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