genus equisetum

English Thesaurus

1. horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fern genus,
definition	:	genera of ferns and fern allies (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	horsetail,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	equisetaceae, family equisetaceae, horsetail family,
definition	:	sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies (noun.plant)