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equisetum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

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noun

From Latin equus (“horse”) + saeta (“bristle”).

equisetums (plural) equiseta (plural)

equisetiform

What does equisetum mean?: A horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
Where does equisetum come from?: From Latin equus (“horse”) + saeta (“bristle”).

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