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mare's-tail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
mare's--tail
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.

noun

Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.

noun

Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.

noun

Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis), an annual weed.

noun

Equisetum, a fern ally.

Inflected Forms

mare's-tails (plural) mares'-tails (plural)

Phrases

mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails

Synonyms

horseweed Canadian fleabane horsetail pipeweed

Questions

What does mare's-tail mean?
A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.

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