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
- Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.
- Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis), an annual weed.
- Equisetum, a fern ally.
Word Forms
- mare's-tails
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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