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prêle des champs

French, noun/pʁɛl de ʃɑ̃/

prêle des champs is a French feminine noun meaning “field horsetail, common horsetail (Equisetum arvense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plante de la famille des Equisetaceae, de nom scientifique Equisetum arvense”.

What does prêle des champs mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefield horsetail, common horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

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

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Plante de la famille des Equisetaceae, de nom scientifique Equisetum arvense.

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 champs

  • prêles des champs plural

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

How do you pronounce prêle des champs?

  • /pʁɛl de ʃɑ̃/
  • \pʁɛl dɛ ʃɑ̃\

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