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horsetail

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horse·tail

noun \ˈhrs-ˌtāl\

Definition of HORSETAIL

: any of a genus (Equisetum of the order Equisetales) of lower tracheophytes comprising perennial plants that spread by creeping rhizomes and have leaves reduced to nodal sheaths on the hollow jointed ribbed shoots

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First Known Use of HORSETAIL

15th century

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