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EQUISETUM
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Irregular inflected form: equiseta
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae
Synonyms:
Equisetum; genus Equisetum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Equisetum" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Equisetum"):
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)
Holonyms ("Equisetum" is a member of...):
Equisetaceae; family Equisetaceae; horsetail family (sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies)
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