n. (Zool.) Any one of family (Uroceridæ) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvæ bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shrubby horsetail. (Bot.) See Joint-fir. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) 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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shrubby horsetail. (Bot.) See Joint-fir. [ 1913 Webster ]
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