ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mare's-tail

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mare's-tail is a noun meaning A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.

Meaning

A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.

More Meanings

  1. Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.
  2. Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis), an annual weed.
  3. Equisetum, a fern ally.

Word Forms

Synonyms for mare's-tail

Depending on context, synonyms include horseweed, horsetail, pipeweed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cirrus, wisp, filly, maria, sea, dam.

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