equisetoid

equisetoid
/ek'weuh see"toyd/, n.
any plant of the phylum or division Equisetophyta (or Sphenopsida), including the horsetails and many extinct species of the Carboniferous Period. Also called sphenopsid.
[ < NL Equiset(um) EQUISETUM + -OID]

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  • equisetoid — /ek weuh see toyd/, n. any plant of the phylum or division Equisetophyta (or Sphenopsida), including the horsetails and many extinct species of the Carboniferous Period. Also called sphenopsid. [ < NL Equiset(um) EQUISETUM + OID] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Casuarinaceae — Taxobox name = Casuarinaceae image width = 250px image caption = Common Ironwood ( Casuarina equisetifolia ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Casuarinaceae familia authority = R.Br. in… …   Wikipedia

  • sphenopsid — /sfi nop sid/, n. equisetoid. [1955 60; < NL Sphenopsida the order which includes horsetails; see SPHEN , OPSIS, ID2] * * * …   Universalium

  • sphenopsid — sfēˈnäpsə̇d noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Sphenopsida : a plant or fossil of the subdivision Sphenopsida * * * /sfi nop sid/, n. equisetoid. [1955 60; NL Sphenopsida the order which includes horsetails; see SPHEN , OPSIS …   Useful english dictionary

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