"scouring rush" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scouring rushes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scouring rush (plural scouring rushes)
  1. Any of certain horsetails, especially rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), formerly used for scouring and polishing. Categories (lifeform): Horsetails Synonyms: scrubgrass, shavegrass Related terms: Dutch rush, Equisetum, Hippochaete, horsetail, puzzlegrass

Inflected forms

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