scouring rush
noun
: horsetail
especially : one (Equisetum hyemale) with strongly siliceous stems formerly used for scouring
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1818, in the meaning defined above
- parthenoparous
- Parthenope
- parthenopid
- Parthenopidae
- parthenospore
- parthenote
- Parthia
- parthiae
- Parthian
- parthianer
- parthianest
- parthianner
- parthiannest
- parthians
- parthias
- parti
- parti pris
- parti-color
- parti-colored
- parti-mortgage certificate
- parti-mortgage receipt
- parti-striped
- partial
- partial adjunct
- partial cleavage