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Meaning of equiseto

equiseto: Latin equisetum, of equus, horse and saeta, cerda, needle, ponytail. Only surviving genus of plants with about 20 species of the family of the equisetaceas very abundant in the Carboniferous period. Occur in wetlands and clean water currents. In my country people use horsetail infusion as diuretic and disinfectant. It resembles ferns and also reproduces by spores.; It is one of the names of Equisetum arvense, is better known under the name of Cola de Caballo. It is the family Equisetaceae. Uan is bushy plant.; . belonging to the generic name of plants, family of the equisetaceas, of very thin stems, usually from the northern hemisphere-

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