Equisetum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See horsetail.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
  • Word Usage
    "To reduce the size of the spleen, the Greek athletes used certain beverages, the composition of which was not generally known; the Romans had a similar belief and habit Pliny speaks of a plant called equisetum, a decoction of which taken for three days after a fast of twenty-four hours would effect absorption of the spleen."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fern genus   
    Variant
    equiseta    horsetails