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Noun: mare's tail
  1. A long narrow flowing cirrus cloud
    "Mare's tails often indicate approaching weather changes"
     
  2. A tall Eurasian marsh plant (Hippuris vulgaris) with whorls of narrow leaves
    "Mare's tails grew abundantly in the wetland"

Derived forms: mare's tails

Type of: cirrus, cirrus cloud

Encyclopedia: Mare's tail