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EQUISETUM HYEMALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Equisetum hyemale mean?
• EQUISETUM HYEMALE (noun)
The noun EQUISETUM HYEMALE has 1 sense:
1. evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils
Familiarity information: EQUISETUM HYEMALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Equisetum hyemale; Equisetum hyemale robustum; Equisetum robustum; rough horsetail; scouring rush
Hypernyms ("Equisetum hyemale" is a kind of...):
horsetail (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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