noun
Meaning 1
A horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
equisetum
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noun
Meaning 2
horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Equisetum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fern genus
History
Etymology
From Latin equus (“horse”) + saeta (“bristle”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: полски хвощ (polski hvošt) — plant of genus Equisetum
- Catalan: equiset — plant of genus Equisetum
- Russian: хвощ (xvošč) — plant of genus Equisetum