HyperDic: squirreltail_barley

English > 1 sense of the expression squirreltail barley:
NOUNplantsquirreltail barley, foxtail barley, squirreltail grass, Hordeum jubatumbarley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns
English > squirreltail barley: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningbarley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia.
Synonymsfoxtail barley, squirreltail grass, Hordeum jubatum
Broaderbarleycultivated since prehistoric times

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