n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Myosurus), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse. [ 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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