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equisetic

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eq⋅ui⋅se⋅tum

[ek-wuh-see-tuhm]
–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


eq⋅ui⋅se⋅tic, adjective
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