horsetail

== English == === Alternative forms === horse tail === Etymology === From Middle English horsetaile, horstaile, equivalent to horse +‎ tail. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/ === Noun === horsetail (plural horsetails) (literal) A tail of a horse. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores. (military) A Turkish standard denoting rank. (botany) A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris. Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time. (anatomy) cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers. (rare) A ponytail hairstyle. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Equisetum Equisetum subg. Hippochaete (syn. Hippochaete) scouring rush snake-grass === Further reading === horse tail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Equisetum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Equisetum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Equisetum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === aeroliths, isotheral