foxtail

/ˌfɑksˈteɪl/

Other forms: foxtails

Definitions of foxtail

1. noun

   grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
   synonyms: foxtail grass

   types:

   Alopecurus pratensis, meadow foxtail

   stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America

   bristle grass, bristlegrass

   grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet

   giant foxtail

   two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States

   Setaria glauca, glaucous bristlegrass, yellow bristle grass, yellow bristlegrass, yellow foxtail

   common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas

   Setaria viridis, bottle grass, bottle-grass, green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass

   European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed

   Hungarian grass, Italian millet, Setaria italica, foxtail millet

   coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States

   Setaria italica rubrofructa, Siberian millet

   millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes

   German millet, Setaria italica stramineofructa, golden wonder millet

   millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes

   type of:

   meadow grass, meadowgrass

   any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture