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FOXTAIL
foxtail, foxtail grass
(noun) grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foxtail (plural foxtails)
The tail of a fox.
A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses
A plant having a part resembling the tail of a fox or such spikelet.
Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox
species of genus Alopecurus, foxtail grass.
species of Setaria, foxtail millets.
Bromus madritensis, foxtail brome.
Hordeum jubatum, foxtail barley.
Acalypha hispida, chenille plant.
Lycopodiella alopecuroides, foxtail clubmoss.
Wodyetia bifurcata, foxtail palm.
(metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
Source: Wiktionary
Fox"tail`, n.
1. The tail or brush of a fox.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.
3. (Metal.)
Definition: The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Raymond. Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw.
– Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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