hippuris

εὐκαταφρόνητός ἐστι σιγηρὸς τρόπος → a way of life disposed to silence is contemptible (Menander)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

hippūris: ĭdis, f., = ἵππουρις>,
I horsetail, a water-plant; pure Lat., equisetum, Plin. 26, 13, 83, § 132; App. Herb. 39.