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Definition of Equisetum

1. Noun. Horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae.

Definition of Equisetum

1. n. A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called horsetails.

Definition of Equisetum

1. Noun. The horsetail (plant of genus ''Equisetum'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Equisetum

1. a rushlike plant [n -TA or -TUMS]

Medical Definition of Equisetum

1. Origin: L, the horsetail, fr. Equus horse + seta a thick, stiff hair, bristle. A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; also called horsetails. The Equiseta have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules, so that one species (E. Hyemale) is used for scouring and polishing, under the name of Dutch rush or scouring rush. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Equisetum

Literary usage of Equisetum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Analysis of the British Ferns and Their Allies by George William Francis (1851)
"I, transverse section of the stem of equisetum variegatum. ... L, sheath of equisetum Drummondii. M, longitudinal section of stem of equisetum limosum. ..."

2. Studien zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des japanischen Riesensalamanders by Charles Stuart Gager, Daniel Lange (1916)
"equisetum (HORSETAIL) A. Classification: Division IV. ... equisetum. Species. (eg) arvense. B. Habitat: 1. The field horsetail (E. arvense), is common along ..."

3. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"The xylem-plates are in most cases united in the middle, in the thinner bundles often by means of a very large vessel (eg equisetum), or of a row consisting ..."

4. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1827)
"The various species of the equisetum have been recommended by Professor ... All the species of equisetum possess a directly diuretic virtue ..."

5. Fossil Plants: A Text-book for Students of Botany and Geology by Albert Charles Seward (1898)
"equisetum maximum Lam. A. Fertile shoot with strobilus and sterile ... equisetum. The plant consists of a perennial underground creeping rhizome, ..."

6. Handbook of Plant Morphology: Being the Handbook of Plant Dissection by Otis William Caldwell, Joseph Charles Arthur, Charles Reid Barnes, John Merle Coulter (1904)
"It may be found along the banks of ponds and streams, but in such places other species of equisetum are more likely to be found. The pale reddish-yellow ..."

7. The British Ferns: Or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions, with the Needful ...by William Jackson Hooker by William Jackson Hooker (1861)
"When my attention was first directed to this equisetum by Messrs. ... It evidently belongs to the same group or division of equisetum as E. hyemale, ..."

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