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meadow foxtail

meadow foxtail noun: a common perennial grass, of species Alopecurus pratensis, of temperate Eurasia; grown widely for fodder and hence introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand.

Noun

meadow foxtail (countable and uncountable, plural meadow foxtails)

  1. A common perennial grass, of species Alopecurus pratensis, of temperate Eurasia; grown widely for fodder and hence introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand.
    • 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

Forms of meadow foxtail

pluralmeadow foxtails

Questions about meadow foxtail

What does meadow foxtail mean?
Meadow foxtail means a common perennial grass, of species Alopecurus pratensis, of temperate Eurasia; grown widely for fodder and hence introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand.
What part of speech is meadow foxtail?
Meadow foxtail is a noun.
What is the plural of meadow foxtail?
The plural of meadow foxtail is meadow foxtails.

Words near meadow foxtail in the dictionary

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  4. meadow dermatitis
  5. Meadow Flat
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  8. meadow garlic
  9. meadow garlics
  10. meadow grass
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