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foxtail

fox·tail

US/ˈfɑˌksteɪl/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From Middle English fox-tail. By surface analysis, fox + tail.

Phrases

  • bristly foxtail
  • Carolina foxtail
  • carpet foxtail cactus
  • chinese foxtail
  • Cochise foxtail cactus
  • creeping meadow foxtail
  • Cretan meadow foxtail
  • foxtail saw

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