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Scouring rush is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SCOURING RUSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scouring rush

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 scouring rush in the English dictionary

The definition of scouring rush in the dictionary is any of several horsetails, esp Equisetum hyemale, that have rough-ridged stems and were formerly used for scouring and polishing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOURING RUSH

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scourse
scouse
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Scout Association
Scout camp
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOURING RUSH

adrenalin rush
airbrush
bog rush
bottlebrush
brush
bulrush
bum´s rush
crush
Dutch rush
frush
gold rush
hairbrush
interdental brush
odd-man rush
paintbrush
rush
sagebrush
tarred with the same brush
thrush
toothbrush

Synonyms and antonyms of scouring rush in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «scouring rush» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOURING RUSH

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The translations of scouring rush from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scouring rush» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淘抢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiebre del fregado
570 millions of speakers

English

scouring rush
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दस्त भीड़
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الاندفاع تجوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чистящие пик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corrida lavagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘর্ষণ ঘোড়দৌড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ruée vers l´affouillement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengoyak tergesa-gesa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scheuerrausch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精練ラッシュ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정련 러시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngetokake rush
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cọ rửa cao điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேங்காய் துருவல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाई घाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ovma acelesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rush purga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czyszczenie rush
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чистячі пік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rush spălare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλύσιμο βιασύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuur stormloop
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

skur rush
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skurerushet
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOURING RUSH»

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A Field Guide to Ferns and Their Related Families: ...
HYBRIDS INTERMEDIATE SCOURING RUSH Equisetum xferrisii Clute This hybrid between Equisetum hyemale (Common Scouring Rush) and E. laevigatum (Smooth Scouring Rush) is relatively common in the western parts of our region, ...
Boughton Cobb, Cheryl Lowe, 2005
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Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses
Equisetum hymale subsp. affine Tall Scouring Rush zones: 3-10; sun to shade. soil: Moist to wet. native TO: Moist streambanks, pond shores, roadsides, and damp or swampy woodlands; Newfoundland to Alaska south to California, Texas,  ...
William Cullina, 2008
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A Naturalist's Guide to Field Plants: An Ecology for Eastern ...
Scouring Rush (Equisetum hyemale) arises from an underground rhizome in April. These have leafless, jointed stems, are whitish tan, and are 6 to 10 inches ( 15 to 25 cm) high. They shed their spores and wither in about two weeks. The green ...
Donald D. Cox, 2005
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Let's Get Natural with Herbs
Horsetail (hors -tal ) (Equisetum arvense) Synonyms/Related Species: Bottlebrush, Common Horsetail, Common Scouring Rush (equisetum hyemale), Corn Horsetail, Dutch Rushes, Dwarf Scouring Rush (equisetum scirpoides), Field ...
Debra Rayburn, 2007
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Ferns and Fern Allies of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas
Equisetum xferrissii Clute, FERRISS SCOURING RUSH (for J. H. Ferriss, fern botanist) . Moist areas along streams and rivers in rare, scattered locations in the Franklin Mts., El Paso Co.; Davis Mts., Jeff Davis Co.; and Bofecillos Mts., Presidio ...
Sharon C. Yarborough, A. Michael Powell, 2002
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Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your ...
The huge clump of evergreen miscanthus in the background echoes the grassy forms of the iris and scouring rush. If you want to create a water garden combination like this one and you have a water garden with a plastic liner, you'll need to ...
C. Colston Burrell, 1999
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Ethnobotany of Western Washington
Horsetail, Scouring-rush. The horsetails are being grouped together for discussion because they are so often put to the same uses. In some cases when only one variety was discussed it is an open question as to whether the informant could ...
Erna Gunther, 1973
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620 Wild Plants of North America: Fully Illustrated
SICITI lower plant x l apiculum cone (strobilus) shield node black band stem hollow Tall Scouring-rush, Scouringrush Horsetail 5l SMOOTH SCOURING- RUSH Equisetum laevigatum A. Brauri DWARF SCOURING-RUSH Equisetum scirpoides.
Tom Reaume, 2009
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Identification, Selection, and Use of Southern Plants: For ...
9. E. arvense, field horsetail, is relatively common in the upper South and grows north into Canada. It appears to be more dense and bushy. 10. E. scirpoides, the dwarf scouring rush, is a miniature, dense water plant, growing to eight inches.
Neil G. Odenwald, James R. Turner, 2006
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Soil, Fertilizer, and Plant Silicon Research in Japan
Table 7.31 Effect of Si on the growth of scouring rush and horsetail. Scouring rush and horsetail were cultured for 226 and 76 days, regpectively, with or without Si.. Scouring rush Horsetail +Si -Si +Si -Si Top dry weight (g) 5.6 2.1 3.1 1.9 SiOZ ...
Jian Feng Ma, Eiichi Takahashi, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOURING RUSH»

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Troubadour Foster Brown tells the Metroparks' stories: My Cleveland …
I talk about equisetum, called horsetail or scouring rush. The natives Americans brushed their teeth with it. There's different species all over the world. Once a ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
2
Short trail's 'weeds' enhance walks
Horsetail, also called scouring rush, is an ancient plant that originates from a species of very tall plants (98 feet tall) that dominated the landscape during the ... «ThisWeekNews, Jul 15»
3
Wikwemikong's Joseph Pitawanakwat teaches plants can heal
One of his favourite plants is scouring rush which Pitawanakwat calls a bone ... Pitawanakwat also points out that a cross section of scouring rush looks like the ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
4
Juglone is walnut tree's defense system
Like quackgrass, horsetails can be kept under control, but there is no miraculous and instant way to kill horsetails. Incidentally, the scouring rush name is a good ... «Ravalli Republic, Dec 14»
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The Root of It All: Battling the ancient horsetail
Sometimes called “scouring rush” or “mare's tail,” it has several different growth forms. In early spring it may look like a jointed reed with a puffy spore-producing ... «Journal Times, Sep 14»
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Local Naturalist: An Ozaukee County Treasure
... bones - through ant mounds and dragonflies in places like the Cedarburg Environmental Study Area. Study of a common scouring rush. Credit Kate Redmond. «WUWM, Jun 14»
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Virginia native plant: Scouring rush features distinctive bamboo-like …
Scouring rush, or Equisetum hyemale, features bamboo-like dark green stems that look like nothing else – they are ridged vertically, stiff and hollow, according ... «Daily Press, Feb 13»
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Water hemp remains problem weed after 'gangbuster' year
Scouring rush: This semi-aquatic plant found in low, wet areas is giving no-till producers problems. But Moechnig suggested tilling it out if possible. He said he's ... «Tri-State Neighbor, Feb 13»
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Whisper is that this grass has many uses
Whisper is that this grass has many uses. Snake grass equisetum hyemale, sometimes called the scouring rush, which is now popular among flower arrangers. «Isle of Wight County Press, Nov 12»
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Plants muscling in?
This, however, is Equisetum hyemale , the scouring rush. In front of the label, though, were these rather sad looking stems. Close inspection of the “collars” ... «Science 2.0, Aug 12»

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