foxtail

noun — 13 senses

foxtail

noun

Etymology From Middle English fox-tail. By surface analysis, fox + tail.

13 senses
  1. 1A tail of a fox.
  2. 2A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of…
  3. 3A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.
  4. 4Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that…
  5. 5species of genus Alopecurus (foxtail grasses).
  6. 6species of Setaria (foxtail millets).
  7. 7Bromus madritensis (foxtail brome).
  8. 8Hordeum jubatum (foxtail barley).
  9. 9Acalypha hispida (chenille plant).
  10. 10Lycopodiella alopecuroides 9foxtail clubmoss0.
  11. 11Wodyetia bifurcata (foxtail palm).
  12. 12An orchid of species Rhynchostylis retusa.
  13. 13The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
1

A tail of a fox.

2

A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses.

3

Dated A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.

› A plant having a part resembling the tail of…

4

Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox

  • Look at the foxtails growing along the road.

› A plant having a part resembling the tail of… › Any of various grasses having bushy seed…

5

species of genus Alopecurus (foxtail grasses).

6

species of Setaria (foxtail millets).

7

Bromus madritensis (foxtail brome).

8

Hordeum jubatum (foxtail barley).

› A plant having a part resembling the tail of…

9

Acalypha hispida (chenille plant).

10

Lycopodiella alopecuroides 9foxtail clubmoss0.

11

Wodyetia bifurcata (foxtail palm).

12

An orchid of species Rhynchostylis retusa.

13

Engineering, Metallurgy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The last cinders obtained in the fining process.

Derived terms
31 termsfoxtail saw, bristly foxtail, Carolina foxtail, carpet foxtail cactus, chinese foxtail, Cochise foxtail cactus, creeping meadow foxtail, Cretan meadow foxtail, foxtail brome, foxtail barley, foxtail bristlegrass, foxtail cactus, foxtail clubmoss, foxtail lichen, foxtail millet, Foxtail mosaic virus, foxtail orchid, foxtail palm, foxtail pine, giant foxtail, green foxtail, marsh foxtail, meadow foxtail, nodding foxtail, orange foxtail, Rendle's meadow foxtail, short-awn foxtail, slender meadow foxtail, water foxtail, wild foxtail millet, yellow foxtail

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