mare's-tail
See also: mare's tail
English
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mare's-tail (cirrus cloud)
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common mare's-tail
Noun
mare's-tail (plural mare's-tails or mares'-tails)
- A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.
- (Can we date this quote?) Traditional rhyme
- Mackerel sky and mare's-tails / Make tall ships carry low sails.
- (Can we date this quote?) Traditional rhyme
- Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.
- especially, common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)
References
mare's-tail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hippurus vulgaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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