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    SCOURING RUSH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensilsplay

    Synonyms:

    Equisetum hyemale; Equisetum hyemale robustum; Equisetum robustum; rough horsetail; scouring rush

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("scouring rush" is a kind of...):

    horsetail (perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America)

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