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eq⋅ui⋅se⋅tum

  [ek-wuh-see-tuhm]
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–noun, plural -tums, -ta  [-tuh] .
any plant of the genus Equisetum, comprising the horsetails.
Origin:
1820–30; < NL; L equisaetum, equiv. to equi-, comb. form of equus horse + saet(a) bristle + -um neut. n. suffix

Related forms:
eq⋅ui⋅se⋅tic, adjective
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eq·ui·se·tum   (ěk'wə-sē'təm)   
n.   pl. eq·ui·se·tums or eq·ui·se·ta (-tə)
See horsetail.

[Latin equisaetum, horsetail : equus, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + saeta, bristle, stiff hair.]
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