'Shrubby horsetail' definitions:

Definition of 'Shrubby horsetail'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'shrubby horsetail'

From: GCIDE
  • Joint-fir \Joint"-fir`\, n. (Bot.) A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; -- called also shrubby horsetail. There are about thirty species, of which two or three are found from Texas to California. [1913 Webster]