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- [hawrs-teyl]
- /ˈhɔrsˌteɪl/
- /ˈhɔː.ˌstel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawrs-teyl]
- /ˈhɔrsˌteɪl/
Definitions of horsetail word
- noun horsetail Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems. 1
- noun horsetail a horse's tail formerly used as a Turkish military standard or as an ensign of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with the rank. 1
- noun horsetail A nonflowering plant with a hollow jointed stem that bears whorls of narrow leaves, producing spores in cones at the tips of the shoots. 1
- noun horsetail type of plant 1
- noun horsetail any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, having jointed stems with whorls of small dark toothlike leaves and producing spores within conelike structures at the tips of the stems: phylum Sphenophyta 0
- noun horsetail a stylized horse's tail formerly used as the emblem of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with rank 0
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Origin of horsetail
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, horsetail is from the Middle English word horse tayle. See horse, tail1
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Parts of speech for Horsetail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
horsetail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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