horsetail (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes
def tend to become weedy
def common in northern hemisphere
def some in Africa and South America
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Hypernym fern ally
Member holonym Equisetum, genus Equisetum
Part meronym cone, strobilus, strobile
Hyponym common horsetail, field horsetail, Equisetum arvense; swamp horsetail, water horsetail, Equisetum fluviatile; scouring rush, rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum; marsh horsetail, Equisetum palustre; wood horsetail, Equisetum Sylvaticum; variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, Equisetum variegatum
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Hyponym fern ally
Part holonym cone, strobilus, strobile
Member meronym Equisetum, genus Equisetum
Hypernym common horsetail, field horsetail, Equisetum arvense; swamp horsetail, water horsetail, Equisetum fluviatile; scouring rush, rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum; marsh horsetail, Equisetum palustre; wood horsetail, Equisetum Sylvaticum; variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, Equisetum variegatum

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