horsetail
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The meaning (definition) of the word horsetail
a primitive plant with jointed hollow stems and no flowers
The word horsetail used in a sentence
“Grandma put horsetail in a pot beside the door.”
The plural of the word horsetail
horsetails
How the word horsetail is said around the world
| French | prêle (prel) |
| Spanish | cola de caballo (KOH-lah thay kah-VAH-lyoh) |
| Mandarin | 马尾草 (mah yee tsow) |
| Hindi | घोड़े की पूंछ (GOH-ray kee poonky) |
| Arabic | ذيل الحصان (thahyl ahl-HEE-sahn) |
| Russian | хвощ (khvohsh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cavalinha (kuh-vuh-LEE-nyuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cavalinha (kah-vah-LEE-nya) |
| Japanese | トクサ (toh-KU-sah) |
| German | Schachtelhalm (SHAHKH-tuhl-hahlm) |
| Urdu | گھوڑے کی ٹیل (GOH-ray kee tayl) |
| Punjabi | ਘੋੜੇ ਦੀ ਪੂਛ (KOH-ray dee pooky) |
| Korean | 쇠뜨기 (SSEU-ddeu-gi) |
| Hebrew | זנב סוס |
| Greek | αλογοουρά (ah-loh-ghoh-RAH) |
| Dutch | paardestaart (PAHR-des-tahrt) |
| Tagalog | buntot ng kabayo (BOON-toht en-GAY kah-BAH-yoh) |
| Vietnamese | đuôi ngựa (DOO-uhy NGEW-uh) |
| Turkish | at kuyruğu (aht kuuy-ROO) |
| Persian | دم اسبی (dahm AHS-bee) |
| Polish | skrzyp (skship) |
| Ukrainian | хвощ польовий (ghvohshch poh-LYOH-viy) |
| Bengali | ঘোড়ার লেজ (GOHR-raw laygy) |
| Swedish | fräken (FRAIR-kuhn) |
| Italian | equiseto (ayk-wee-ZAY-toh) |
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