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Definition of Horsetail

Horsetail
Horsetail Horse"tail`, 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. Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one. Shrubby horsetail. (Bot.) See Joint-fir.

Meaning of Horsetail from wikipedia

- Equisetum (/ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm/; horsetail) is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds...
- Horsetail Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, is a seasonal waterfall that flows in the winter and early spring. The fall occurs on...
- Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the Equisetidae (horsetails) sub-class, native throughout...
- Horsetail Falls or Horsetail Fall may refer to the following waterfalls: Horsetail Falls (Tasmania, Australia) Horsetail Falls (Oregon) Horsetail Fall...
- Equisetum hyemale (rough horsetail) is an evergreen perennial herbaceous pteridophyte in the horsetail family Equisetaceae native to Eurasia and Greenland...
- Equisetum telmateia, the great horsetail, is a species of Equisetum (horsetail) native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. It was formerly widely...
- valley 3,000 feet (900 m) below. This event has been replaced by viewing Horsetail Fall on El Capitan in February, when the setting sun illuminates the waterfall...
- Equisetaceae, also known as the horsetail family, is a family of ferns and the only surviving family of the order Equisetales, with one surviving genus...
- Horsetail tree may refer to: Rhoiptelea, a mountainous genus Casuarina equisetifolia, a coastal species This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated...
- Look up horsetail in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Horse tail, horsetail or horse's tail may refer to: the tail of a horse Equisetidae, a subclass...