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Meaning of "horsetail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HORSETAIL

horsetail  [ˈhɔːsˌteɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORSETAIL

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Horsetail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HORSETAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

horsetail

Equisetum

Equisetum is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. Equisetum is a "living fossil" as it is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida, which for over one hundred million years was much more diverse and dominated the understory of late Paleozoic forests. Some Equisetopsida were large trees reaching to 30 meters tall. The genus Calamites of the family Calamitaceae, for example, is abundant in coal deposits from the Carboniferous period. A superficially similar but entirely unrelated flowering plant genus, mare's tail, is occasionally misidentified as "horsetail", and adding to confusion, the name mare's tail is sometimes applied to Equisetum. It has been suggested that the pattern of spacing of nodes in horsetails, wherein those toward the apex of the shoot are increasingly close together, inspired John Napier to discover logarithms.

Definition of horsetail in the English dictionary

The definition of horsetail in the dictionary is any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, having jointed stems with whorls of small dark toothlike leaves and producing spores within conelike structures at the tips of the stems: phylum Sphenophyta. Other definition of horsetail is a stylized horse's tail formerly used as the emblem of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with rank.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HORSETAIL


blacktail
ˈblækˌteɪl
bobtail
ˈbɒbˌteɪl
bucktail
ˈbʌkˌteɪl
cocktail
ˈkɒkˌteɪl
dovetail
ˈdʌvˌteɪl
ducktail
ˈdʌkˌteɪl
e-tail
ˈiːˌteɪl
fishtail
ˈfɪʃˌteɪl
foxtail
ˈfɒksˌteɪl
hardtail
ˈhɑːdˌteɪl
harestail
ˈhɛəsˌteɪl
hightail
ˈhaɪˌteɪl
mousetail
ˈmaʊsˌteɪl
oxtail
ˈɒksˌteɪl
pigtail
ˈpɪɡˌteɪl
ponytail
ˈpəʊnɪˌteɪl
swallowtail
ˈswɒləʊˌteɪl
telltale
ˈtɛlˌteɪl
whitetail
ˈwaɪtˌteɪl
yellowtail
ˈjɛləʊˌteɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORSETAIL

horseradish sauce
horses
horses for courses
horseshit
horseshoe
horseshoe arch
horseshoe bat
horseshoe crab
horseshoe fern
horseshoe whipsnake
horseshoeing
horseshoer
horseshoes
horseway
horseweed
horsewhip
horsewhipped
horsewhipping
horsewoman
horsey

WORDS THAT END LIKE HORSETAIL

bristletail
cottontail
curtail
detail
entail
go into detail
in detail
long tail
mocktail
nose to tail
prawn cocktail
rat tail
rat-tail
retail
scaletail
shavetail
shirt-tail
sting in the tail
tail
tripletail

Synonyms and antonyms of horsetail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «horsetail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORSETAIL

Find out the translation of horsetail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of horsetail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «horsetail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

马尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la cola de caballo
570 millions of speakers

English

horsetail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घोड़े की पूंछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذيل الحصان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвощ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cavalinha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

horsetail
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prêle des champs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Horsetail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schachtelhalm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

つくし
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말꼬리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Horsetail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đuôi ngựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

horsetail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Horsetail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

at kuyruğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equiseto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrzyp
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвощ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coada-calului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλογοουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paardestaart
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fräken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjerringrokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of horsetail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HORSETAIL»

The term «horsetail» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HORSETAIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about horsetail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORSETAIL»

Discover the use of horsetail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to horsetail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essential Herbal Wisdom: A Complete Exploration of 50 ...
Horsetail is one of the most important cosmetic herbs. It can be taken internally or applied externally. Drinking horsetail tea regularly helps to cleanse the body of impurities and excess water, and therefore improves facial color and reduces ...
Nancy Arrowsmith, 2009
2
A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America
The common horsetail is a weed of moist, sandy soils in fields, roadsides, and along banks of rivers and lakes throughout most of North America. Six species (or varieties) of Equisetum occur throughout the United States. Description Horsetails ...
Anthony P. Knight, Richard G. Walter, 2001
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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and ...
Some organic and biodynamic gardeners use the common weed horsetail ( Equisetum arvense) as a botanical fungicide to prevent and control plant diseases. Protection Offered: In general, horsetail is used as a protectant fungicide. Although ...
Barbara W. Ellis, Fern Marshall Bradley, Helen Atthowe, 1996
4
Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants
HORSETAIL (Equisetum arvense ) Family: Horsetail (Equisetaceae) Common Names: Field Horsetail, Common Horsetail, Horsetail Grass, Scouring Rush, Dutch Rush, Pewterwort, Bottlebrush, Shave- brush, Shave Grass, Joint-Grass, Joint ...
Bradford Angier, 1978
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Health from God's Garden: Herbal Remedies for Glowing Health ...
Horsetail Compresses Apply a hot horsetail compress to your liver in the evening and leave it on overnight. Put two generous handfuls of horsetail in a sieve and heat it up over boiling water, taking care that the sieve does not actually come ...
Maria Treben, 1987
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Healing Teas: How to Prepare and Use Teas to Maximize Your ...
Horsetail, sometimes called the "scouring brush," contains silica, an abrasive. In ages past, horsetail stems were used by scullery maids in great houses to clean and polish the pewter dishes of the gentry. Dairymaids scoured their milk pails ...
Marie Nadine Antol, 1996
7
Sacramento: Exploring Valley, Foothills, and Mountains in ...
Sacramentans desiring to view one of the most scenic waterfalls in the Sierra Nevada need only drive a short distance up Hwy 50 and hike 1.5 miles to visit spectacular Horsetail Falls. Easily one of the top 10 waterfalls in California, Horsetail ...
Steven L. Evans, 2007
8
1,001 Old-Time Household Hints: Timeless Bits of Household ...
When a fungal disease such as powdery mildew troubles your roses or phlox, try a traditional concoction made out of horsetail (Equisetum spp.). Some gardeners consider horsetail one of the worst weeds in the world, because removing it ...
Yankee Magazine, 2006
9
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
Horsetail Family EquL)etum species Equisetaceae The Horsetail family is generally divided into three groups: (1) annual varieties with separate and distinctly different fertile and sterile stems; (2) annual varieties with sterile and fertile stems ...
Gregory L. Tilford, 1997
10
My Favorite Yankee Miracles: 1,001 Quick Fixes, Crazy ...
WHEN A FUNGAL DISEASE SUCh 3S pOW- dery mildew troubles your roses or phlox, try a traditional concoction made out of horsetail (Equisetum spp.). Some gardeners consider horsetail one of the worst weeds in the world, because ...
Yankee Books, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORSETAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term horsetail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wisdom of the Weeds | Down and Dirty | The Journal
Yellow dock & horsetail. Soil is acidic or increasing in acidity. Plant cover crops, improve drainage, add non-acidic organic matter like straw and ... «The Journal, Jul 15»
2
sciote vitamin c 20% super serum - Truth In Aging
This serum also has horsetail plant extract, geranium extract, aloe and dandelion. They are all highly effective extracts that aid in boosting this ... «Truth In Aging, Jul 15»
3
Short trail's 'weeds' enhance walks
Common mullein, horsetail, lots of grapevine and some scurrying animals -- weasels? groundhogs? pet cats? -- dashing across the trail held ... «ThisWeekNews, Jul 15»
4
Show Us Your Garden: A water garden tucked away in Trophy Club
He channels the yard's runoff to this area, keeping it moist and providing a good habitat for horsetail rush, lizard tail, Louisiana iris, and taro. «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
5
Put the kettle on: Viagra tea and 6 other fat blocking beverages that …
Mix a nettle tea bag with a horsetail tea bag, then add a little ginseng into the mix and you've got yourself a pot of naturally brewed Viagra tea. «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
6
Arthritis: Bones that won't bend
The highest known source of silica is Horsetail (Equisetum arvense). Everything concerning Horsetail states it should be used under the ... «Deming Headlight, Jul 15»
7
Behind the Manicure: Katie Jane Hughes of butterLONDON
There's an herbal ingredient in it called Horsetail which has been shown to strengthen and repair nails. What's your start-to-finish nail routine ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
8
Oba Aladelusi crowned 48th monarch of Akure seeks indigenes …
... his wife, dressed in full traditional attire with a horsetail in his hand, which he used to greet and receive cheers from his subjects and visitors. «Naija247news, Jul 15»
9
Excitement in Akure as New Deji Ascends Throne
Dressed in full traditional regalia, with a horsetail with which he responded to greetings from the cheering crowd, the new Deji arrived at about ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
10
Yosemite rock fall changes face of world-class climb
49. Yosemite -- Whether it's climbing Half Dome, frolicking through the meadows or standing next to Horsetail Fall, Yosemite has a little ... «KCRA Sacramento, Jul 15»

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