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Meaning of mare's-tail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.
  2. Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.
  3. especially, common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)
  4. Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis), an annual weed.
  5. Equisetum, a fern ally.

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Maready mareblob Marechal Marechal-Rosin test Marechal's test maréchaussée

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