cocksfoot
nounEtymology From cock + -s- + foot.
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Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
- The measurements of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant enzymes of cocksfoot plants susceptible to CfMV and plants with acquired immunity to CfMV, show completely different patterns in up- and down-regulation after inoculation of CfMV.2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
- If I give my imagination free rein on this sultry afternoon, I could almost believe this shoulder-high grassland – a shimmering sea of false oat, cock’s-foot and meadow foxtail – is African savanna.2021 July 21, Phil Gates, “Country diary: this forgotten grassland is a butterfly Serengeti”, in The Guardian:
- Related terms
- chicken feet, hen's-foot, birdsfoot, bird's-foot