01-04-2016, 09:30 PM
"Cauda equina" means horsetail (Equisetum arvense).
I agree that the German word reads "Katzenschwantz", and not "Ratzenschwantz". Either way, it is not clear why it does so. Horsetail is "pherdeszagel" in AHD/MHD (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), which means literally "horsetail".
"Katzenschwantz" is cat's tail, not horse's. There is MHD "Katzenzagel" (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), which means the same thing ("zagel" means "Schwanz"), and it is Millefolium, i.e. yarrow.
Interestingly, the picture does not resemble neither horsetail nor yarrow, in my opinion
I agree that the German word reads "Katzenschwantz", and not "Ratzenschwantz". Either way, it is not clear why it does so. Horsetail is "pherdeszagel" in AHD/MHD (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), which means literally "horsetail".
"Katzenschwantz" is cat's tail, not horse's. There is MHD "Katzenzagel" (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), which means the same thing ("zagel" means "Schwanz"), and it is Millefolium, i.e. yarrow.
Interestingly, the picture does not resemble neither horsetail nor yarrow, in my opinion
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