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fox·tail
/
ˈfɒksˌteɪl
/
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foks
-teyl
]
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noun
1.
the
tail
of a
fox
.
2.
any of various grasses having soft, brushlike spikes of flowers.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English;
see
fox
,
tail
1
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foxtail
(ˈfɒksˌteɪl)
—
n
1.
any grass of the genus
Alopecurus
, esp
A. pratensis
, of Europe, Asia, and South America, having soft cylindrical spikes of flowers: cultivated as a pasture grass
2.
any of various similar and related grasses, esp any of the genus
Setaria
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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