Phrase guide

field horsetail

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum arvense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

of Eurasia and Greenland and North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: common horsetail, Equisetum arvense

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: horsetail

History

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bargjan — plant
  • Albanian: këputje — plant
  • Albanian: arithe — plant
  • Armenian: ձիաձետ դաշտային (jiajet daštayin) — plant
  • Middle Armenian: ամվաճ (amvač) — plant
  • Czech: přeslička rolní — plant
  • Danish: ager-padderok — plant
  • Dutch: heermoes — plant
  • Faroese: kannubjølluvísa — plant
  • Finnish: peltokorte — plant
  • French: prêle des champs — plant
  • Georgian: შვიტურა (šviṭura) — plant
  • Hungarian: mezei zsurló — plant
  • Icelandic: klóelfting — plant
  • Ingrian: variksenpökkö — plant
  • Irish: scuab eich ghoirt — plant
  • Irish: eireaball capaill coiteann — plant
  • Irish: broimín — plant
  • Japanese: 杉菜 (sugina) — plant
  • Korean: 쇠뜨기 (soetteugi) — plant
  • Navajo: ałtį́į́ʼ jikʼaashí áłtsʼózígíí — plant
  • Navajo: ałtį́į́ʼ jikʼaashí — plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjerringrokk — plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åkersnelle — plant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjerringrokk — plant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åkersnelle — plant
  • Russian: хвощ полево́й (xvošč polevój) — plant
  • Russian: хвощ обыкнове́нный (xvošč obyknovénnyj) — plant
  • Russian: толка́чик (tolkáčik) — plant
  • Swedish: åkerfräken — plant
  • Welsh: marchrawn yr ardir — plant