English > Equisetum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae. |
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| Synonym | genus Equisetum |
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| Member of | Equisetaceae, family Equisetaceae, horsetail family | sole surviving family of the Equisetales |
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| Members | horsetail | perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes |
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| Broader | fern genus | genera of ferns and fern allies |
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| Spanish | belcho, cola de caballo, equisetum, Equisetum, género equisetum, genus equisetum |
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| Catalan | Equiset, equisetum, Equisetum, genus equisetum |
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