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ˌɛk wəˈsi təmeq·ui·se·tum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Equisetum, genus Equisetumnoun

    horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae

Wiktionary

  1. equisetumnoun

    The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)

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  1. Equisetum

    Equisetum (; horsetail, snake grass, puzzlegrass) is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of ferns, which reproduce by spores rather than seeds.Equisetum is a "living fossil", the only living genus of the entire subclass Equisetidae, which for over 100 million years was much more diverse and dominated the understorey of late Paleozoic forests. Some equisetids were large trees reaching to 30 m (98 ft) tall. The genus Calamites of the family Calamitaceae, for example, is abundant in coal deposits from the Carboniferous period. The pattern of spacing of nodes in horsetails, wherein those toward the apex of the shoot are increasingly close together, is said to have inspired John Napier to invent logarithms. Modern horsetails first appeared during the Jurassic period. A superficially similar but entirely unrelated flowering plant genus, mare's tail (Hippuris), is occasionally referred to as "horsetail", and adding to confusion, the name "mare's tail" is sometimes applied to Equisetum.Despite centuries of use in traditional medicine, there is no evidence that Equisetum has any medicinal properties.

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  1. equisetum

    Equisetum, also known as horsetails, is a genus of vascular plants that descended from huge, tree-like plants that thrived around 400 million years ago. This genus is the only living one in the entire class Equisetopsida, which is characterized by articulated stems, reduced leaves and spores, instead of seeds, for reproduction. Equisetum species are commonly found in wet, marshy areas and moist woodlands throughout the world. They can vary in height from small, herbaceous plants to tall, cane-like plants.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Equisetumnoun

    a genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called horsetails

  2. Etymology: [L., the horsetail, fr. equus horse + seta a thick,, stiff hair, bristle.]

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  1. Equisetum

    Equisetum is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. Equisetum is a "living fossil" as it is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida, which for over one hundred million years was much more diverse and dominated the understory of late Paleozoic forests. Some Equisetopsida were large trees reaching to 30 meters tall. The genus Calamites of the family Calamitaceae, for example, is abundant in coal deposits from the Carboniferous period. A superficially similar but entirely unrelated flowering plant genus, mare's tail, is occasionally misidentified as "horsetail". It has been suggested that the pattern of spacing of nodes in horsetails, wherein those toward the apex of the shoot are increasingly close together, inspired John Napier to discover logarithms.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Equisetum

    ek-wi-sē′tum, n. a genus of herbaceous plants having leafless articulated and whorled stems and branches—also Horse-tail.—adjs. Equisetā′ceous; Equiset′ic; Equiset′iform. [L.,—equus, a horse, seta, a bristle.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Equisetum

    The only living genus of the order Equisetales, class Equisetopsida (Sphenopsida), division Equisetophyta (Sphenophyta); distantly related to ferns. It grows in moist places. The hollow, jointed, ridged stems contain SILICATES.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of equisetum in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of equisetum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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