preslica
1. preslica
perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America [trajne, živalske rastline brez cvetov z sklepanimi praznimi stebli in ozkimi zobatimi listi, ki se širijo z nadvodnimi koreniki; pogosti v severni polobli; nekateri v Afriki in Južni Ameriki]
2. preslica
horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae [repinci; sočasni z družino Equisetaceae]
3. preslica
a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning [palica ali zatič, ki se uporablja za zvijanje preje pri predenju]
4. preslica
the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning [palica, na katero se navije volna ali lan preden jo zavijemo v niti]