What is the meaning of Mare's-tail?

  • (n.) A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud.
  • (n.) An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H. vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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