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prêle des bois

French, noun/pʁɛl de bwa/

prêle des bois is a French feminine noun meaning “wood horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de prêle des régions tempérées de l’hémisphère nord”.

What does prêle des bois mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewood horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Espèce de prêle des régions tempérées de l’hémisphère nord.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of prêle des bois

  • prêles des bois plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce prêle des bois?

  • /pʁɛl de bwa/
  • \pʁɛl de bwɑ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to prêle des bois

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.