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scour·ing rush
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scouring rush, rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustumnoun
evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils
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scouring rushnoun
Any of certain horsetails, especially rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), formerly used for scouring and polishing.
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scouring rush
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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scouring rush
Scouring rush is a term used to refer to species of plants from the Equisetum genus particularly Equisetum hyemale, which are perennial, vascular plants. They are characterized by hollow, jointed stems typically producing whorls of slender branches and no true leaves. These plants contain high amounts of silica, which made them useful historically for scouring, polishing, and sanding objects. They are often referred to as horsetails, especially in North America.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scouring rush in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scouring rush in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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