NOUN | plant | meadow foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis | stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes |
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Meaning | stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America. | |
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Synonym | Alopecurus pratensis | |
Member of | Alopecurus, genus Alopecurus | annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds |
Broader | foxtail, foxtail grass | grasses of the genera ... / genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes |
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