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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English fox-tail, equivalent to fox + tail.
Noun
[edit]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
- Look at the foxtails growing along the road.
- species of genus Alopecurus, foxtail grasses.
- 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.
- The orchid Rhynchostylis retusa.
- Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox
- (metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]- foxtail saw
- bristly foxtail (Setaria verticillata)
- Carolina foxtail (Alopecurus carolinianus)
- carpet foxtail cactus (Escobaria sneedii)
- chinese foxtail (Setaria faberi)
- Cochise foxtail cactus (Escobaria robbinsiorum)
- creeping meadow foxtail (Alopecurus arundinaceus)
- Cretan meadow foxtail (Alopecurus creticus)
- foxtail brome (Bromus madritensis)
- foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum)
- foxtail bristlegrass (Setaria italica)
- foxtail clubmoss (Lycopodiella alopecuroides)
- foxtail lichens (Nodobryoria spp.)
- foxtail millets (Setaria spp.)
- Foxtail mosaic virus
- foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa)
- foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata)
- foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana)
- giant foxtail (Setaria faberi)
- green foxtail (Setaria viridis)
- marsh foxtail (Alopecurus geniculatus)
- meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)
- nodding foxtail (Setaria faberi)
- orange foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
- Rendle's meadow foxtail (Alopecurus rendlei)
- short-awn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
- slender meadow foxtail (Alopecurus myosuroides)
- water foxtail (Alopecurus geniculatus)
- wild foxtail millet (Setaria viridis)
- yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila, Setaria glauca)
Translations
[edit]tail of a fox
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foxtail grass
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References
[edit]- ^ Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Foxtail”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. […], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], […], →OCLC.
Further reading
[edit]foxtail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Poaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies