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Foxtail

Foxtail Meaning & Definition
Foxtail Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Foxtail?

[n] grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Foxtail: foxtail grass

Related Terms | Find terms related to Foxtail:

See Also | Alopecurus pratensis | bottle grass | bottlegrass | bristle grass | bristlegrass | foxtail millet | giant foxtail | glaucous bristlegrass | green bristlegrass | green foxtail | Hungarian grass | Italian millet | meadow foxtail | meadow grass | meadowgrass | rough bristlegrass | Setaria glauca | Setaria italica | Setaria viridis | yellow bristle grass | yellow bristlegrass | yellow foxtail

Foxtail In Webster's Dictionary

\Fox"tail`\, n. 1. The tail or brush of a fox. 2. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of {Alopecurus} and {Setaria}. 3. (Metal.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process. --Raymond. {Foxtail saw}, a dovetail saw. {Foxtail wedging}. See {Fox wedge}, under {Fox}.

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