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English → English (gcide) Definition: Shrubby horsetail Horsetail \Horse"tail`\, n. 1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum. [1913 Webster] 2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank. [1913 Webster] Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one. [1913 Webster] Shrubby horsetail. (Bot.) See Joint-fir. [1913 Webster]