noun. Any of various nonflowering plants of the genus Equisetum, having a jointed hollow stem and narrow, sometimes much reduced leaves.

noun. In meteorology, a form of cirrus cloud.

noun. A horse's tail, especially when severed from the body.

noun. A hippurite.

noun. In anatomy, the leash of nerves in which the spinal cord ends: technically called cauda equina. See cauda.

noun. A plant of the genus Equisetum. See cut under Equisetaceæ.

noun. A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of equisetum.

noun. A Turkish standard, denoting rank.

noun. See Joint-fir.

noun. Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Equisetaceae, that have hollow stems and produce spores.

noun. A Turkish standard denoting rank.

noun. 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

"It is called horsetail or sewings, and is both fine and strong."

Equisetum  Hippochaete  horsetail agaric  horsetail standard  scouring rush  

common horsetail  dwarf horsetail  field horsetail  great horsetail  

fern ally  

common horsetail  equisetum arvense  equisetum fluviatile  equisetum hyemale  equisetum hyemale robustum  

Lycopodium  aliantha  arborescent  blossomy  broadleaf  

Equisetum