horsetail

Meaning

1. A tail of a horse.
2. Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
3. A Turkish standard denoting rank.
4. A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris.
5. Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time.
6. cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers.
7. (rare) A ponytail hairstyle.

Synonyms

ponytail

Australian pine

Cauda equina

Equisetum

beach sheoak

puzzlegrass

snake grass

longhair

scoring rush

Translations

cola de caballo

Schachtelhalm

Equisetum

coda di cavallo

prêle

Pferdeschwanz

equiseto

cavalinha

equiseto

queue-de-cheval

atkuyruğu

prèle

Schachtelhalme

krautige Pflanzenart

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: horsetaile

In summary

From Middle English horsetaile, horstaile, equivalent to horse + tail.