scouring rush
noun1
Any of certain horsetails, especially rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), formerly used for scouring and polishing.
- Synonyms
- scrubgrass, shavegrass
- Related terms
- Dutch rush, Equisetum, Hippochaete, horsetail, puzzlegrass
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