horsetail
horsetail · horsetails
хвощ, бунчук
Schachtelhalm, Kannenkraut
A tail of a horseA tail of a horse.
/ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/
Meaning
7 sensesA tail of a horse.
Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
Schachtelhalm, Kannenkraut
хвощxvošč
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.
бунчу́кbunčúk
A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris.
Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time.
Cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers.
(rare)A ponytail hairstyle.
More definitions
- 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
Translations
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By meaning 2
plant of the order Equisetales:
Turkish standard:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plant of the order Equisetales:
Origin
From Middle English horsetaile, horstaile, equivalent to horse + tail.From Middle English horsetaile, horstaile, equivalent to horse + tail.
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