Definition of Foxtail

1. Noun. Grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes.


Definition of Foxtail

1. n. The tail or brush of a fox.

Definition of Foxtail

1. Noun. The tail of a fox. ¹

2. Noun. Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox; particularly members of the genera ''Alopecurus'' and ''Setaria''. ¹

3. Noun. Any bushy seed spikelet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foxtail

1. the tail of a fox [n -S]

Medical Definition of Foxtail

1. 1. The tail or brush of a fox. 2. The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria. 3. The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxtail

foxiness
foxinesses
foxing
foxings
foxish
foxlike
foxly
foxnut
foxnuts
foxshark
foxsharks
foxship
foxships
foxskin
foxskins
foxtail (current term)
foxtail barley
foxtail millet
foxtail orchid
foxtails
foxtrot
foxtrots
foxtrotted
foxtrotting
foxy boxing
foy
foyer
foyerlike

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