English dictionary

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English *noun*: horsetail
1.	horsetail (plant) 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
		Broader (hypernym)	fern ally
		Narrower (hyponym)	common horsetail, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum robustum, Equisetum Sylvaticum, Equisetum variegatum, field horsetail, marsh horsetail, rough horsetail, scouring rush, swamp horsetail, variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, water horsetail, wood horsetail
		Part holonym	cone, strobile, strobilus
		Member meronym	Equisetum, genus Equisetum

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