horsetail
pronunciation
How to pronounce horsetail in British English:
UK ['hɔ:steɪl]
How to pronounce horsetail in American English:
US ['hɔsteɪl]
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- Noun:
- perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
Word Origin
- horsetail (n.)
- c. 1400, from horse (n.) + tail (n.). As a kind of plant, from 1530s.
Example
- 1. Horsetail extract strengthens bones and connective tissue .
- 2. Evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems ; formerly used for scouring utensils .
- 3. When the banquet is getting under way , a eunuch ( not a true eunuch ) with a horsetail whisk in his one hand proclaims the imperial decree to explain the purpose .
- 4. Horsetail assists initiates in learning to consciously dream weave or intend their heart 's desire .
- 5. Upon a biological level , horsetail assists with the stepping down of one 's biological dream for ascension into physicality .