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EQUISETACEAE

\ˌiːkwɪsˈɛte͡ɪsˌiː], \ˌiːkwɪsˈɛte‍ɪsˌiː], \ˌiː_k_w_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_t_eɪ_s_ˌiː]\

Definitions of EQUISETACEAE

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The only living genus of the order Equisetales, class Equisetopsida (Sphenopsida), division Equisetophyta (Sphenophyta); distantly related to ferns. It grows in moist places. The hollow, jointed, ridged stems contain SILICATES.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An extensive order of marsh or boggy cryptogamic plants, represented by the common horsetail of bogs and ditches.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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