mare's-tail

mare's-tail (cirrus cloud)

Noun

  • A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud.
  • Any aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris, having narrow leaves in whorls.

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