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Webster 1913 Edition


Equisetum


Eqˊui-se′tum

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Equiseta
(#)
.
[L., the horsetail, fr.
equus
horse +
seta
a thick,, stiff hair, bristle.]
(Bot.)
A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; – also called
horsetails
.
☞ The
Equiseta
have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules, so that one species (
E. hyemale
) is used for scouring and polishing, under the name of
Dutch rush
or
scouring rush
.

Definition 2024


Equisetum

Equisetum

See also: equisetum

Translingual

Equisetum palustre

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Equisetum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Equisetaceae – the horsetails.

equisetum

equisetum

See also: Equisetum

English

Wikispecies

Noun

equisetum (plural equisetums or equiseta)

  1. The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)

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