foxtail

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fox-tail. By surface analysis, fox +‎ tail. === Pronunciation === === Noun === foxtail (plural foxtails) A tail of a fox. A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses. (dated) A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) 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 9foxtail clubmoss0. Wodyetia bifurcata (foxtail palm). An orchid of species Rhynchostylis retusa. (metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === foxtail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Poaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies