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Horsetail

/ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/

The tail of a horse.

📖 Definitions of "Horsetail"

noun
  1. 1

    The tail of a horse.

  2. 2

    Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.

  3. 3

    A Turkish standard denoting rank.

    "Commanders were distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. The sultan had seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one."

  4. 4

    A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris.

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