horsetail
/ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/ · noun
Meaning
- The tail of a horse.
- Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
- A Turkish standard denoting rank.
- A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris.
- Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time.
- Cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers.
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