horsetail

[ hawrs-teyl ]

/ ˈhɔrsˌteɪl /

noun

Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.

a horse's tail formerly used as a Turkish military standard or as an ensign of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with the rank.

Origin of horsetail

First recorded in 1350–1400, horsetail is from Middle English horse tayle. See horse, tail¹

Words nearby horsetail

horse show, horse's mouth, horse's neck, horse's tail, horse stinger, horsetail, horsetail agaric, horsetail tree, horse trade, horse trader, horse trading

Definition for horsetail (2 of 2)

horse tail

noun

a ponytail.

Origin of horse tail

First recorded in1870–75

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Example sentences from the Web for horsetail

“But in the time of Downton they would have definitely slept on a horsetail mattress,” he said.
Savoir Beds’ Royal State Bed: Just Perfect, If You Have $175,000|Daniel Gross|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was only human, and you must forgive him if he told of his adventure with the horsetail thieves.
Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin|Eva Cannon Brooks
Another common type of Pennsylvanian vegetation was the so-called “horsetail” plant or giant rush.
Geology|William J. Miller
I have reason to believe that these two horsetail thieves are taking shelter with some charcoal burners over near the river.
Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin|Eva Cannon Brooks

We have examples of the last-named class in the ferns, lycopods and horsetail plants.
The Story of the Cotton Plant|Frederick Wilkinson
The real leaves of the Horsetail are much reduced in size, and take very little part in the work of nutrition.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

British Dictionary definitions for horsetail

horsetail

/ (ˈhɔːsˌteɪl) /

noun

any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, having jointed stems with whorls of small dark toothlike leaves and producing spores within conelike structures at the tips of the stems: phylum Sphenophyta

a stylized horse's tail formerly used as the emblem of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with rank

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Scientific definitions for horsetail

horsetail

[ hôrs′tāl′ ]

A member of a genus, Equisetum, of seedless vascular plants having a jointed hollow stem and narrow, sometimes much reduced leaves. Plants extremely similar to modern horsetails are known from fossils 300 million years old. The horsetails are the last surviving members of the phylum Sphenophyta, which dominated the forests of the Devonian and Carboniferous periods.

单词	horsetail
释义	horsetail [ hawrs-teyl ] / ˈhɔrsˌteɪl / noun Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems. a horse's tail formerly used as a Turkish military standard or as an ensign of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with the rank. Origin of horsetail First recorded in 1350–1400, horsetail is from Middle English horse tayle. See horse, tail¹ Words nearby horsetail horse show, horse's mouth, horse's neck, horse's tail, horse stinger, horsetail, horsetail agaric, horsetail tree, horse trade, horse trader, horse trading Definition for horsetail (2 of 2) horse tail noun a ponytail. Origin of horse tail First recorded in1870–75 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horsetail “But in the time of Downton they would have definitely slept on a horsetail mattress,” he said. Savoir Beds’ Royal State Bed: Just Perfect, If You Have $175,000\|Daniel Gross\|June 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He was only human, and you must forgive him if he told of his adventure with the horsetail thieves. Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin\|Eva Cannon Brooks Another common type of Pennsylvanian vegetation was the so-called “horsetail” plant or giant rush. Geology\|William J. Miller I have reason to believe that these two horsetail thieves are taking shelter with some charcoal burners over near the river. Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin\|Eva Cannon Brooks We have examples of the last-named class in the ferns, lycopods and horsetail plants. The Story of the Cotton Plant\|Frederick Wilkinson The real leaves of the Horsetail are much reduced in size, and take very little part in the work of nutrition. How to Know the Ferns\|S. Leonard Bastin British Dictionary definitions for horsetail horsetail / (ˈhɔːsˌteɪl) / noun any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, having jointed stems with whorls of small dark toothlike leaves and producing spores within conelike structures at the tips of the stems: phylum Sphenophyta a stylized horse's tail formerly used as the emblem of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with rank Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for horsetail horsetail [ hôrs′tāl′ ] A member of a genus, Equisetum, of seedless vascular plants having a jointed hollow stem and narrow, sometimes much reduced leaves. Plants extremely similar to modern horsetails are known from fossils 300 million years old. The horsetails are the last surviving members of the phylum Sphenophyta, which dominated the forests of the Devonian and Carboniferous periods. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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