equisetum

[ ek-wuh-see-tuhm ]

noun

, plural eq·ui·se·tums, eq·ui·se·ta [ek-w, uh, -, see, -t, uh].

1. any plant of the genus Equisetum, comprising the horsetails.

equisetum

/ ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm /

noun

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

Other Words From

• equi·setic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of equisetum¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of equisetum¹

C19: New Latin, changed from Latin equisaetum, from equus horse + saeta bristle

Example Sentences

Mike's Head is probably a popular name for the rush of the Equisetum species, known as "horsetail."

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In this connection his figuring young plants of Equisetum attached to prothalli is interesting.

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The swampy regions by the rivers are covered with Equisetum and Scirpus cspitosus; and they are very abundant on the mountains.

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To take away the unevennesses and roughnesses dried shave-grass (equisetum) answers best.

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In the more damp and marshy places the bottom is covered with marsh trefoil, carex, smooth equisetum, and rush.

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