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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. 2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank. Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them Thus the sultan has seven the grand vizier five and the pashas three two or one {Shrubby horsetail}. (Bot.) See {Joint-fir}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: horsetail n : perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
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