foxtail
foxtail noun: a tail of a fox.
Noun
foxtail (plural foxtails)
- A tail of a fox.
- A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses.
- A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.
- Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox
- Look at the foxtails growing along the road.
- species of genus Alopecurus (foxtail grasses).
- species of Setaria (foxtail millets).
- Bromus madritensis (foxtail brome).
- Hordeum jubatum (foxtail barley).
- Acalypha hispida (chenille plant).
- Lycopodiella alopecuroides 9foxtail clubmoss0.
- Wodyetia bifurcata (foxtail palm).
- An orchid of species Rhynchostylis retusa.
- The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
foxtail meaning in Telugu
foxtail in Telugu
- foxtail grass
- నక్కతోక nakkatōka
- tail of a fox
- నక్కతోక nakkatōka
Forms of foxtail
| plural | foxtails |
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Origin of foxtail
From Middle English fox-tail. By surface analysis, fox + tail.
Words formed from foxtail
- foxtail saw
- bristly foxtail
- Carolina foxtail
- carpet foxtail cactus
- chinese foxtail
- Cochise foxtail cactus
- creeping meadow foxtail
- Cretan meadow foxtail
- foxtail brome
- foxtail barley
- foxtail bristlegrass
- foxtail cactus
- foxtail clubmoss
- foxtail lichen
- foxtail millet
- Foxtail mosaic virus
- foxtail orchid
- foxtail palm
- foxtail pine
- giant foxtail
- green foxtail
- marsh foxtail
- meadow foxtail
- nodding foxtail
- orange foxtail
- Rendle's meadow foxtail
- short-awn foxtail
- slender meadow foxtail
- water foxtail
- wild foxtail millet
- yellow foxtail
Phrases with foxtail
Questions about foxtail
- What does foxtail mean?
- Foxtail means a tail of a fox.
- What is foxtail in Telugu?
- Foxtail in Telugu is నక్కతోక (nakkatōka). See Foxtail meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is foxtail?
- Foxtail is a noun.
- What is the plural of foxtail?
- The plural of foxtail is foxtails.
Words near foxtail in the dictionary
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