2syllables
horsetail
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Definitions ofhorsetail
1noun
- The tail of a horse.
- Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
- A Turkish standard denoting rank.
Example: "Commanders were distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. The sultan had seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one."
- 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.
- Cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers.
- A ponytail hairstyle.
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