单词 | mare's-tail |
释义 | mare's-tail[ mairz-teyl ] / ˈmɛərzˌteɪl / nouna long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail. an erect, aquatic, Old World plant, Hippuris vulgaris, having crowded whorls of narrow, hairlike leaves. Origin of mare's-tailFirst recorded in 1755–65 Words nearby mare's-tailmarero, Mare Serenitatis, Mare Sirenum, mare's-nest, mares of Diomedes, mare's-tail, Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Tyrrhenum, Mare Undarum, Mareva injunction, Mare Vaporum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for mare's-tailmare's-tail nouna wisp of trailing cirrus cloud, often indicating high winds in the upper troposphere an erect cosmopolitan pond plant, Hippuris vulgaris, with minute flowers and crowded whorls of narrow leaves: family Hippuridaceae 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 |
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