Wiktionary
n. A plant in the taxonomic genus ''Equisetum'' (horsetails); (taxlink Equisetum hyemale species noshow=1).
WordNet
n. evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils [syn: scouring rush, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum]
Usage examples of "rough horsetail".
We're not used to seeing him in such an ugly brown robe (and he clearly doesn't know how to wear such a garment, because if we look at him from the wrong angle, we can see much more than we want to), or wearing sandals instead of wing tips, or with his hair pulled back into a rough horsetail and secured with a hank of rawhide, but this is undoubtedly Wendell Green.
Bobbi with the sleeves of her shirt rolled up and the top three buttons undone, beads of sweat trickling down between her breasts, her hair pulled back in a rough horsetail, eyes burning, face pale except for two hectic red patches, one in each cheek.