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SCOURING RUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scouring rush mean? 

SCOURING RUSH (noun)
  The noun SCOURING RUSH has 1 sense:

1. evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensilsplay

  Familiarity information: SCOURING RUSH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCOURING RUSH (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 ("scouring rush" 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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