equisetum

[ ek-wuh-see-tuhm ]

noun,plural eq·ui·se·tums, eq·ui·se·ta [ek-wuh-see-tuh]. /ˌɛk wəˈsi tə/.
  1. any plant of the genus Equisetum, comprising the horsetails.

Origin of equisetum

1
1820–30; <New Latin; Latin equisaetum, equivalent to equi-, combining form of equus horse + saet(a) bristle + -um neuter noun suffix

Other words from equisetum

  • eq·ui·se·tic, adjective

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equisetum

/ (ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm) /


nounplural -tums or -ta (-tə)
  1. any tracheophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, which comprises the horsetails

Origin of equisetum

1
C19: New Latin, changed from Latin equisaetum, from equus horse + saeta bristle

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