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Horsetail — Horse tail , n. 1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus {Equisetum}, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of {Equisetum}. [1913 Webster] 2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horsetail — [hôrs′tāl΄] n. 1. a horse s tail 2. any of the only surviving genus (Equisetum) of a division (Equisetophyta) of plants having hollow, jointed stems, with scalelike leaves at the joints and spores borne in terminal cones; scouring rush … English World dictionary
horsetail — /hawrs tayl /, n. 1. Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems. 2. a horse s tail formerly used as a Turkish military standard or as an ensign of a pasha, the number of tails increasing … Universalium
Horsetail Falls — or Horsetail Fall may refer to:*Horsetail Falls (Oregon) a waterfall along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon *Horsetail Fall (Yosemite) a waterfall off El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California *Horsetail Falls (California) a waterfall to … Wikipedia
Horsetail Falls (California) — Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It falls in stages for nearly 500 ft (150 m). It can be reached by hiking north out of the Twin Bridges trailhead on U.S.… … Wikipedia
Horsetail Falls (Oregon) — Infobox Waterfall name = Horsetail Falls caption = location = Oregon, US type = Horsetail height = 176 ft (54 m) height longest = number drops = average flow = world rank = Horsetail Falls (or Horse Tail Falls) is a waterfall along the Columbia… … Wikipedia
Horsetail Fall (Yosemite) — Infobox Waterfall name = Horsetail Fall caption = Horsetail Fall is lit up by the setting sun location = Yosemite NP, CA, US type = Horsetail height = 2,100 ft (650 m) height longest = 1,600 ft (480 m) number drops = 2 average flow = very small,… … Wikipedia
horsetail agaric — noun or horsetail fungus : shaggymane * * * the shaggy mane. Also called horsetail mushroom … Useful english dictionary
horsetail agaric — the shaggy mane. Also called horsetail mushroom. * * * … Universalium
horsetail beefwood — asiūklinė kazuarina statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kazuarininių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pluoštinis augalas (Casuarina equisetifolia), paplitęs pietų Azijoje, Australijoje ir Okeanijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Casuarina equisetifolia… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
