"mare's tail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mare's tails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mare's tail (plural mare's tails)
  1. Any plant of various species with inflorescences resembling a horse's tail.
    Any of the water plants in the genus Hippuris,
    Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Horsetails, Plantain family plants
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  2. Any plant of various species with inflorescences resembling a horse's tail.
    Any of the water plants in the genus Hippuris,
    especially Hippuris vulgaris, common mare's tail;
    Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Horsetails, Plantain family plants
    Sense id: en-mare's_tail-en-noun-IKNcFm9P Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 33 33 20 14 Disambiguation of Horsetails: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 31 31 19 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
  3. Any plant of various species with inflorescences resembling a horse's tail.
    Conyza canadensis, an annual weed also known as horseweed and Canadian fleabane;
    Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Horsetails, Plantain family plants
    Sense id: en-mare's_tail-en-noun-x9m6kqWF Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 33 33 20 14 Disambiguation of Horsetails: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 31 31 19 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
  4. Any plant of various species with inflorescences resembling a horse's tail.
    Equisetum spp., fern allies also known as horsetail and pipeweed.
    Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Horsetails, Plantain family plants
    Sense id: en-mare's_tail-en-noun-QxJOzUay Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 33 33 20 14 Disambiguation of Horsetails: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 31 31 19 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (water plant of the genus Hippuris): ἴπνον (ípnon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), hobusesaba (Estonian)
Disambiguation of 'water plant of the genus Hippuris': 46 46 4 4

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