About The Word Foxtail
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Foxtail
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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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