HyperDic: rough_horsetail

English > 1 sense of the expression rough horsetail:
NOUNplantrough horsetail, scouring rush, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustumevergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems
English > rough horsetail: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils.
Synonymsscouring rush, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum
Broaderhorsetailperennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes

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