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horsetail vs Equisetum palustre

Equisetum palustre vs horsetail

horsetail and Equisetum palustre both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
horsetail Yes No No No
Equisetum palustre Yes No No No
As nouns, Equisetum palustre is a hyponym of horsetail; that is, Equisetum palustre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than horsetail:
  • 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
  • Equisetum palustre: scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of Northern Hemisphere
horsetail (noun) Equisetum palustre (noun)
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 scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of Northern Hemisphere
Difference between horsetail and Equisetum palustre

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