Meanings
nounwater horsetail (plural water horsetails)
plural water horsetails
- A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails) (Equisetum fluviatile, syn. Equisetum limosum).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEurasia; northern North America to Virginia
Similar
swamp horsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish järvikorte
- järvikorteplant
Icelandic fergin
- ferginplant
Irish scuab eich uisce, eireaball capaill uisce
- scuab eich uisceplant
- eireaball capaill uisceplant
Welsh marchrawn y dŵr
- marchrawn y dŵrplant
Cite this entry
APA
water horsetail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20horsetail
MLA
“water horsetail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20horsetail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water horsetail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20horsetail.
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