foxtail
foxtail
Definition
fox·tail (fäks′tāl′)
noun
- the bushy tail of a fox
- any of various grasses (esp. genus Setaria) having cylindrical spikes bearing spikelets interspersed with stiff bristles
foxtail
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- glue: Predation losses were determined by lightly gluing giant foxtail and velvetleaf weed seeds onto squares of sandpaper.
Adjective modifier
- giant: Predation losses were determined by lightly gluing giant foxtail and velvetleaf weed seeds onto squares of sandpaper.
Modifies a noun
- lily: The spiral is usually covered during mid June with peachy colored flowers, flanked by the foxtail lilies.
- millet: It also exists in related plants including tropical cereal-based crops such as foxtail millet and sorghum.
Noun used with modifier
- meadow: Among the attractive grasses, such as quaking-grass and meadow foxtail, you will find yellow rattle, an indicator species of old grassland.
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