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Definition of Rough horsetail

1. Noun. Evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils.

Definition of Rough horsetail

1. Noun. A plant in the taxonomic genus ''Equisetum'' (horsetails); ''Equisetum hyemale''. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rough Horsetail

Literary usage of Rough horsetail

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

1. The New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)
"... rough horsetail Eupatorium cannabinum Common hemp agrimony Eriophorum pubescens, rare Down-stalked cotton-grass ..."

2. Flora Glottiana: A Catalogue of the Indigenous Plants on the Banks of the by Thomas Hopkirk (1813)
"E. rough horsetail. Shave-grass. Perennial. July—August. In marshes and moist woods, ... E. Variegated rough horsetail. Eng. Bot. 1987. Perennial. July. ..."

3. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"... stouter than the last, about two feet high, very smooth to the touch, though finely striated. 6. Greater rough horsetail. Shave-grass pewterwort (E. ..."

4. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"The species consists of numerous races. Called also Horse- pipe, Mare's-tail. Shave-grass, Shave-weed, Pewter- wort, rough horsetail, Dutch-rush, ..."

5. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"The following names apply to this and other rough species; Dutch Rush, Gun-bright, Horse-pipe, Pewterwort, Polishing Rush, rough horsetail, Shave-grass; ..."

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