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Equisetum  n.  (pl. equiseta)  (Bot.) A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; also called horsetails. Note: The Equiseta have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules, so that one species (E. hyemale) is used for scouring and polishing, under the name of Dutch rush or scouring rush.






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... leaves of the artichoke; and in goats, from eating freely of elder, (sambucus nigra,) and potato-tops; a disagreeable taste, from turnips, in Upper Canada. Garlicky milk, from causes well known. Insipid milk, and lead-coloured butter, from equisetum fluviatile. Milk unnaturally sweet and luscious, (sucre,) from alpine clover, (trifolium alpinum;) and red butter, from ...
— North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 • Various



Words linked to "Equisetum" :   Equisetum fluviatile, family Equisetaceae, Equisetum robustum, Equisetum palustre, horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum variegatum, genus Equisetum, horsetail family, Equisetum hyemale robustum, fern genus, Equisetaceae



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