equisetum

[ ek-wuh-see-tuhm ]

/ ˌɛk wəˈsi təm /

noun, plural eq·ui·se·tums, eq·ui·se·ta [ek-wuh-see-tuh]. /ˌɛk wəˈsi tə/.

any plant of the genus Equisetum, comprising the horsetails.

Origin of equisetum

1820–30; <New Latin; Latin equisaetum, equivalent to equi-, combining form of equus horse + saet(a) bristle + -um neuter noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM equisetum

eq·ui·se·tic, adjective

Words nearby equisetum

equipotential, equiprobabilism, equiprobable, equirotal, equisetoid, equisetum, equitable, equitant, equitation, equites, equities

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Example sentences from the Web for equisetum

March 10—Poplar and willow catkins started; also equisetum (horse-tail), saxifrage, and probably other water plants.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899|Various
Equisetum silvaticum is our rarest horsetail; and our only clubmoss is Lycopodium clavatum.
Hertfordshire|Herbert W Tompkins
Near the shore grew the Naked Horse-tail (Equisetum hyemale), having a shoot springing from its root on each side.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
To take away the unevennesses and roughnesses dried shave-grass (equisetum) answers best.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

You know what lovely little fern or equisetum stalks of sapphire the filaments are; they beat me so, but they're coming nice.
Hortus Inclusus|John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for equisetum

equisetum

/ (ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm) /

noun plural -tums or -ta (-tə)

any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, which comprises the horsetails

Word Origin for equisetum

C19: New Latin, changed from Latin equisaetum, from equus horse + saeta bristle

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

单词	equisetum
释义	equisetum [ ek-wuh-see-tuhm ] / ˌɛk wəˈsi təm / noun, plural eq·ui·se·tums, eq·ui·se·ta [ek-wuh-see-tuh]. /ˌɛk wəˈsi tə/. any plant of the genus Equisetum, comprising the horsetails. Origin of equisetum 1820–30; <New Latin; Latin equisaetum, equivalent to equi-, combining form of equus horse + saet(a) bristle + -um neuter noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM equisetum eq·ui·se·tic, adjective Words nearby equisetum equipotential, equiprobabilism, equiprobable, equirotal, equisetoid, equisetum, equitable, equitant, equitation, equites, equities Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for equisetum March 10—Poplar and willow catkins started; also equisetum (horse-tail), saxifrage, and probably other water plants. Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899\|Various Equisetum silvaticum is our rarest horsetail; and our only clubmoss is Lycopodium clavatum. Hertfordshire\|Herbert W Tompkins Near the shore grew the Naked Horse-tail (Equisetum hyemale), having a shoot springing from its root on each side. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn To take away the unevennesses and roughnesses dried shave-grass (equisetum) answers best. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure You know what lovely little fern or equisetum stalks of sapphire the filaments are; they beat me so, but they're coming nice. Hortus Inclusus\|John Ruskin British Dictionary definitions for equisetum equisetum / (ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm) / noun plural -tums or -ta (-tə) any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, which comprises the horsetails Word Origin for equisetum C19: New Latin, changed from Latin equisaetum, from equus horse + saeta bristle 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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