Definitions for: Foxtail

[n] grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes

Webster (1913) Definition: Fox"tail`, n.
1. The tail or brush of a fox.

2. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft
dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus
and Setaria.

3. (Metal.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
--Raymond.

Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw.

Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox.

Synonyms: foxtail grass

See Also: Alopecurus pratensis, bottle grass, bottlegrass, bristle grass, bristlegrass, foxtail millet, giant foxtail, glaucous bristlegrass, green bristlegrass, green foxtail, Hungarian grass, Italian millet, meadow foxtail, meadow grass, meadowgrass, rough bristlegrass, Setaria glauca, Setaria italica, Setaria viridis, yellow bristle grass, yellow bristlegrass, yellow foxtail

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