equisetum

American

[ek-wuh-see-tuhm] / ˌɛk wəˈsi təm /

noun

any plant of the genus Equisetum, comprising the horsetails.

equisetum British

/ ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm /

noun

any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, which comprises the horsetails

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Derived Forms

equisetic

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of equisetum

1820–30; < New Latin; Latin equisaetum, equivalent to equi-, combining form of equus horse + saet ( a ) bristle + -um neuter noun suffix

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