horsetail

horsetail has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• n.. A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum.
• n.. A Turkish standard, denoting rank.
• n.. perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America