horsetail

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horsetail

Alternative forms

• horse tail

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɔː(r)s.teɪl/

Noun

horsetail (plural horsetails)

1. Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Equisetaceae, that have hollow stems and produce spores.

Derived terms

common horsetail dwarf horsetail field horsetail great horsetail

marsh horsetail meadow horsetail rough horsetail shade horsetail

variegated horsetail water horsetail wood horsetail

Translations

plant

Czech: přeslička (cs) f. Danish: padderokke (da) c., padderok (da) c. Dutch: paardenstaart (nl) m. Faroese: bjølluvísa (fo) f., bjølga (fo) f. Finnish: korte (fi) French: prêle (fr) f. German: Schachtelhalm (de) m. Icelandic: elfting Irish: eireaball capaill (ga) m. Italian: coda di cavallo (it) f. Japanese: 木賊 (ja) (とくさ, tokusa), 杉菜 (ja) (すぎな, sugina, Equisetum arvense)

Latgalian: skūrsta Latvian: kosa (lv) Lithuanian: asiūklis (lt) Navajo: ałtį́į́ jikʼáshí Norwegian: snelle (no) Polish: skrzyp (pl) m. Portuguese: cavalinha (pt) f. Russian: хвощ (ru) (xvošč) m. Slovak: praslička (sk) f. Spanish: cola de caballo (es) f., equisetácea (es) f. Swedish: fräken

See also

• Equisetum
• Hippochaete
• scouring rush

Anagrams

• aeroliths