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equisetum

equisetum noun: a horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum).

equisetum: a horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
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Noun

equisetum (plural equisetums or equiseta)

  1. A horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)

Forms of equisetum

pluralequisetums
pluralequiseta

Origin of equisetum

From Latin equus (“horse”) + saeta (“bristle”).

Words formed from equisetum

Questions about equisetum

What does equisetum mean?
Equisetum means a horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum).
What part of speech is equisetum?
Equisetum is a noun.
What is the plural of equisetum?
The plural of equisetum is equisetums.

Words near equisetum in the dictionary

  1. equisetiform
  2. equisetin
  3. equisetoid
  4. equisetopsid
  5. equisetopsids
  6. equisetum
  7. equisetums
  8. equisided
  9. equisignal
  10. equisignals
  11. equisingular

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