ἵππουρ-ις,ιδος,ἡ, (οὐρά) as fem.Adj.,
A. horse-tailed, decked with a horse-tail, freq. in Hom. (esp. Il. ), in nom. and acc. ἵππουρις, -ιν, κόρυς
Il. 6.495
; τρυφάλεια
19.382
; κυνέη
Od. 22.124
.
II. asSubst.,horse-tail, Ael. NA 16.21 ;Satyr's tail, Phryn. PS p.77B.
2. a water-plant,horse-tail, Equisetum silvaticum, Dsc. 4.46 , Ps.-Democr. in Gp. 2.6.27 ; also,=Equisetum maximum, Dsc. 4.47 .
3. a complaint in the groin, caused by constant riding, dub. in Hp. Epid. 7.122 .