HyperDic: scouring_rush

English > 1 sense of the expression scouring rush:
NOUNplantscouring rush, rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustumevergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems
English > scouring rush: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils.
Synonymsrough horsetail, 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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