"fairies' horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fairies' horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=fairies' horse}} fairies' horse (plural fairies' horses)
  1. ragweed
    Sense id: en-fairies'_horse-en-noun-ZPMQlOYj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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