HyperDic: foxtail

English > 1 sense of the word foxtail:
NOUNplantfoxtail, foxtail grassgrasses of the genera ... / genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
foxtail > pronunciation
Soundsfaa'kstey.l
Rhymesail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl...
English > foxtail: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggrasses of the genera ... / genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes.
Synonymfoxtail grass
Narrowerbristlegrass, bristle grassgrasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
foxtail millet, Italian millet, Hungarian grass, Setaria italicacoarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
giant foxtailTwo species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass, bottle-grass, bottle grass, Setaria viridisEuropean foxtail naturalized in North America
meadow foxtail, Alopecurus pratensisstout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes
yellow bristlegrass, yellow bristle grass, yellow foxtail, glaucous bristlegrass, Setaria glaucaCommon weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
Broadermeadowgrass, meadow grassAny of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture

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