equisetum arvense

2 definitions found

equisetum arvense - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D.
     pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zool.)
     A toad or frog. --Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." --Spenser
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Paddock pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus
        Equisetum, especially Equisetum limosum and the
        fruiting stems of Equisetum arvense; -- called also
        padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum.
  
     Paddock stone. See Toadstone.
  
     Paddock stool (Bot.),a toadstool.
        [1913 Webster]

equisetum arvense - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Equisetum arvense
      n 1: of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: common horsetail
           , field horsetail, Equisetum arvense]