Horsetail — definition

1. horsetail (Noun)

1 definition

horsetail (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.

1 type of
fern ally
18 types
Equisetum Sylvaticum Equisetum arvense Equisetum fluviatile Equisetum hyemale Equisetum hyemale robustum Equisetum palustre Equisetum robustum Equisetum variegatum common horsetail field horsetail marsh horsetail rough horsetail scouring rush swamp horsetail variegated horsetail variegated scouring rush water horsetail wood horsetail
3 parts
cone strobile strobilus
2 parts of
Equisetum genus Equisetum