Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun equisetum_hyemale

1 sense of equisetum hyemale

Sense 1
scouring rush, rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum -- (evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils)
       => 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)