Horsetail: 1 definition
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Horsetail means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Horsetail in English is the name of a plant defined with Equisetum arvense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Equisetum arvense L. var. campestre Wahlenb. (among others).
2) Horsetail is also identified with Equisetum giganteum It has the synonym Equisetum martii Milde (etc.).
3) Horsetail is also identified with Equisetum ramosissimum It has the synonym Hippochaete ramosissima (Desf.) Milde ex Bruhin (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· American Fern Journal (1962)
· The Flora of Canada (1978)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1916)
· Botanische Zeitung. Berlin (1865)
· Can. Jour. Plant Sci. (1981)
· Flora Atlantica (1799)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Horsetail milkweed, Horsetail tree.
Ends with: Branched horsetail, Common horsetail, Field horsetail, Giant horsetail, Great horsetail, Marsh horsetail, Meadow horsetail, Rough horsetail, Scouringrush horsetail, Shady horsetail, Smooth horsetail, Swamp horsetail, Transvaal horsetail, Variegated horsetail, Weak horsetail, Woodland horsetail.
Full-text: Swamp horsetail, Marsh horsetail, Transvaal horsetail, Smooth horsetail, Branched horsetail, Great horsetail, Shady horsetail, Giant horsetail, Horsetail tree, Common horsetail, Rough horsetail, Scouringrush horsetail, Meadow horsetail, Weak horsetail, Field horsetail, Woodland horsetail, Horsetail milkweed, Variegated horsetail.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda III, adhyaya 4, brahmana 1 < [Third Kanda]