horse's tail

horse's tail
donkey's tail donkey's tail n. a Mexican plant ({Sedum morganianum}) bearing small rose-colored flowers; called also {burro's tail}, {horse's tail}, and {lamb's tail}. --RHUD [PJC]

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  • horse's tail. — See burro s tail. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

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  • horse|tail — «HRS TAYL», noun. 1. the tail of a horse. 2. any one of various plants with hollow, jointed stems, and scalelike leaves at each joint; equisetum; scouring rush. 3. = mare s tail (def. 2). (Cf. ↑mare s tail) 4. a horse s tail formerly used as a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tail — tail1 tailer, n. tailless, adj. taillessly, adv. taillessness, n. taillike, adj. /tayl/, n. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in shape or… …   Universalium

  • tail — I [[t]teɪl[/t]] n. 1) zool. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk 2) something resembling or suggesting this in shape or position: the tail of a kite[/ex] 3) astron. the luminous stream… …   From formal English to slang

  • tail — {{11}}tail (n.1) hindmost part of an animal, O.E. tægl, tægel, from P.Gmc. *tagla (Cf. O.H.G. zagal, Ger. Zagel tail, dialectal Ger. Zagel penis, O.N. tagl horse s tail ), from PIE *doklos, from root *dek something lon …   Etymology dictionary

  • Horse — (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse ({Equus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Horse aloes — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Horse ant — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Horse artillery — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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