| 单词 | rough horsetail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrough horsetail rough horsetail n. the horsetail Equisetum hyemale, native to Europe, Asia, and North America, the tough, silica-rich stems of which have been used for scouring and polishing. ΚΠ 1762 W. Hudson Flora Anglica 381 Rough Horse-tail, or Shave-grass. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 705 Equisetum hyemale, Rough Horse-tail, which is largely imported from Holland under the name of Dutch Rushes. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 13/2 The rough horsetail or Dutch rush, E. hyemale, is the most strikingly rough species and, before the days of steel wool, was used for scouring pans. < as lemmas |
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