EQUISETUM HYEMALE ROBUSTUM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Equisetum hyemale robustum mean?

• EQUISETUM HYEMALE ROBUSTUM (noun)
The noun EQUISETUM HYEMALE ROBUSTUM has 1 sense:

1. evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils

Familiarity information: EQUISETUM HYEMALE ROBUSTUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EQUISETUM HYEMALE ROBUSTUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Equisetum hyemale; Equisetum hyemale robustum; Equisetum robustum; rough horsetail; scouring rush

Hypernyms ("Equisetum hyemale robustum" is a kind of...):

horsetail (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)

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