EQUISETUM (equiseta)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: equiseta   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Equisetum mean? 

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

1. horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• EQUISETUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Equisetum; genus Equisetum

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

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Equisetum"):

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)

Holonyms ("Equisetum" is a member of...):

Equisetaceae; family Equisetaceae; horsetail family (sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies)