Definitions for horsetail
ˈhɔrsˌteɪlhorse·tail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. horsetailnoun

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. horsetailnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Horsetailnoun

   A plant.

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1. horsetail

   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. horsetail

   Horsetail is a type of non-flowering vascular plant belonging to the Equisetaceae family. These plants are commonly known for their reed-like appearance, segmented stems, and brushy or feathery appearance at the tips, resembling a horse's tail. Horsetails usually grow in wet areas, and some species are known for their abrasive nature due to high silica content in their tissues. The plant is also known for its medicinal uses in herbal remedies.

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1. Horsetailnoun

   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. Horsetailnoun

   a Turkish standard, denoting rank

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1. horsetail

   Name of a plant. This plant is helpful for curing kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections.

   Horsetail is good hor your hair.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2019  

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1. aeroliths

2. isotheral

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of horsetail in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of horsetail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=horsetail
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Horsetail
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=horsetail
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsetail
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horsetail