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equisetum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun equisetum has 1 sense
- equisetum(n = noun.plant) genus equisetum - horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae; Array is a kind of fern genus
is a member of equisetaceae, family equisetaceae, horsetail family
CIDE DICTIONARY
equisetum, n. [L., the horsetail, fr. equus horse + seta a thick,, stiff hair, bristle.].
A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called horsetails . [1913 Webster]
" 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 ."
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