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noun

Horsetail n.

(Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns.

A Turkish standard, denoting rank. Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one.

Shrubby horsetail. (Bot.) See Joint-fir.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Horsetail" Quotes from Famous Books

... his hat and went straight toward the door, that was then opened to admit a pale-faced, lean man with long black whiskers that formed a sort of horsetail fringe to his face. Jeliotte was a former comrade in the law courts, an advocate in the Court of Appeal, and he entered, bowing ceremoniously to Sulpice, who with a pleased face and outstretched hands, went to welcome the old companion of ...

— His Excellency the Minister • Jules Claretie

Words linked to "Horsetail" : marsh horsetail, Equisetum Sylvaticum, wood horsetail, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum hyemale, rough horsetail, Equisetum variegatum, water horsetail, fern ally, Equisetum arvense, variegated scouring rush, Equisetum, scouring rush, strobilus, genus Equisetum, field horsetail, horsetail lichen, strobile, cone, swamp horsetail, Equisetum hyemale robustum, horsetail milkweed