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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 utensilsplay

  Familiarity information: EQUISETUM HYEMALE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EQUISETUM HYEMALE (noun)


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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