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meadow foxtails

meadow foxtails is the plural of meadow foxtail.

Meaning of meadow foxtail

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

Questions about meadow foxtails

What is meadow foxtails the plural of?
Meadow foxtails is the plural of meadow foxtail.

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