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mare's-tail

mare's-tail noun: a long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.

mare's-tail: a long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus...
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Noun

mare's-tail (plural mare's-tails or mares'-tails)

  1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.
  2. Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.
    1. especially, common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)
  3. Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis), an annual weed.
    Synonyms:
    horseweed, Canadian fleabane
  4. Equisetum, a fern ally.
    Synonyms:
    horsetail, pipeweed

Synonyms of mare's-tail

Forms of mare's-tail

pluralmare's-tails
pluralmares'-tails

Words formed from mare's-tail

Questions about mare's-tail

What does mare's-tail mean?
Mare's-tail means a long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.
What part of speech is mare's-tail?
Mare's-tail is a noun.
What is the plural of mare's-tail?
The plural of mare's-tail is mare's-tails.

Words near mare's-tail in the dictionary

  1. mare's teat
  2. mare's teat grape
  3. mare's teat grapes
  4. mare's teats
  5. mare's-nest
  6. mare's-tail
  7. mare's-tails
  8. Maready
  9. Mareadys
  10. mareblob
  11. mareblobs

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