"mare's-tail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mare's-tails [plural], mares'-tails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mares'-tails}} mare's-tail (plural mare's-tails or mares'-tails)
  1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Plantain family plants, Water plants
    Sense id: en-mare's-tail-en-noun-ai6bdnE7 Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 14 18 25 14 29 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 19 18 27 6 29 Disambiguation of Water plants: 20 16 26 7 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 26 8 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 9 28 8 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 11 27 7 32
  2. Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls. Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Plantain family plants, Water plants
    Sense id: en-mare's-tail-en-noun-lMHtr5q3 Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 14 18 25 14 29 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 19 18 27 6 29 Disambiguation of Water plants: 20 16 26 7 31 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 11 27 7 32
  3. Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.
    especially, common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)
    Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Plantain family plants, Water plants
    Sense id: en-mare's-tail-en-noun-X7ZxITW7 Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 14 18 25 14 29 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 19 18 27 6 29 Disambiguation of Water plants: 20 16 26 7 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 26 8 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 9 28 8 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 11 27 7 32
  4. Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis), an annual weed. Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants Synonyms: horseweed, Canadian fleabane
    Sense id: en-mare's-tail-en-noun-cgH3UU~8 Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 14 18 25 14 29
  5. Equisetum, a fern ally. Categories (lifeform): Astereae tribe plants, Horsetails, Plantain family plants, Water plants Synonyms: horsetail, pipeweed
    Sense id: en-mare's-tail-en-noun-wg0pCcTx Disambiguation of Astereae tribe plants: 14 18 25 14 29 Disambiguation of Horsetails: 20 12 21 6 42 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 19 18 27 6 29 Disambiguation of Water plants: 20 16 26 7 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Estonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 26 8 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 8 19 12 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 9 28 8 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 11 27 7 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 17 17 21 12 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 19 14 22 9 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails Translations (water plant of the genus Hippuris): ἴπνον (ípnon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), hobusesaba (Estonian)
Disambiguation of 'water plant of the genus Hippuris': 3 44 44 4 6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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