mare's-tail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mairz-teyl]
- /ˈmɛərzˌteɪl/
- /ˈmerz teɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mairz-teyl]
- /ˈmɛərzˌteɪl/

Definitions of mare's-tail word

noun mare's-tail a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail. 1
noun mare's-tail an erect, aquatic, Old World plant, Hippuris vulgaris, having crowded whorls of narrow, hairlike leaves. 1
noun mare's-tail a wisp of trailing cirrus cloud, often indicating high winds in the upper troposphere 0
noun mare's-tail an erect cosmopolitan pond plant, Hippuris vulgaris, with minute flowers and crowded whorls of narrow leaves: family Hippuridaceae 0
noun mare's-tail long, narrow formations of cirrus cloud somewhat like a horse's tail in shape, supposed to be a sign of changes in the wind 0
noun mare's-tail the only species (Hippuris vulgaris) of an aquatic family (Hippuridaceae, order Callitrichales) of plants with tiny flowers and narrow, hairlike leaves growing in thick whorls around the slender, erect stems 0

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Origin of mare's-tail

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Mare's-tail

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mare's-tail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.