Horsetail

n.	1.	(Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum.
	2.	A Turkish standard, denoting rank. Shrubby horsetail (Bot.) See Joint-fir.

Noun

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horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America

common horsetail, cone, Equisetum, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum robustum, Equisetum Sylvaticum, Equisetum variegatum, fern ally, field horsetail, genus Equisetum, marsh horsetail, rough horsetail, scouring rush, strobile, strobilus, swamp horsetail, variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, water horsetail, wood horsetail