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cocksfoot

cocksfoot noun: any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.

Noun

cocksfoot (plural cocksfoots)

  1. Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
    • The measurements of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant enzymes of cocksfoot plants susceptible to CfMV and plants with acquired immunity to CfMV, show completely different patterns in up- and down-regulation after inoculation of CfMV.2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI
    • If I give my imagination free rein on this sultry afternoon, I could almost believe this shoulder-high grassland – a shimmering sea of false oat, cock’s-foot and meadow foxtail – is African savanna.2021 July 21, Phil Gates, “Country diary: this forgotten grassland is a butterfly Serengeti”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of cocksfoot

Forms of cocksfoot

pluralcocksfoots

Origin of cocksfoot

From cock + -s- + foot.

Questions about cocksfoot

What does cocksfoot mean?
Cocksfoot means any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
What part of speech is cocksfoot?
Cocksfoot is a noun.
What is the plural of cocksfoot?
The plural of cocksfoot is cocksfoots.

Words near cocksfoot in the dictionary

  1. Cocksedge
  2. Cocksedges
  3. cockserver
  4. cockservers
  5. Cockses
  6. cocksfoot
  7. cocksfoots
  8. cockshaft
  9. cockshafts
  10. cockshead
  11. cocksheads

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