yellow foxtail

/ˌjɛloʊ ˌfɑksˈteɪl/
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Definitions of yellow foxtail
  1. noun
    common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
    synonyms: Setaria glauca, glaucous bristlegrass, yellow bristle grass, yellow bristlegrass
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    type of:
    foxtail, foxtail grass
    grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
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