'Equisetum arvense' definitions:
Definition of 'Equisetum arvense'
From: WordNet
noun
Of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: common horsetail, field horsetail, Equisetum arvense]
Definition of 'Equisetum arvense'
From: GCIDE
- Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zool.) A toad or frog. --Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." --Spenser [1913 Webster]
- Paddock pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially Equisetum limosum and the fruiting stems of Equisetum arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum.
- Paddock stone. See Toadstone.
- Paddock stool (Bot.),a toadstool. [1913 Webster]