cock's-foot

or cocks·foot

[ koks-foot ]

Origin of cock's-foot

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; so called from the appearance of the panicles

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British Dictionary definitions for cocksfoot

cocksfoot

/ (ˈkɒksˌfʊt) /


nounplural -foots
  1. a perennial Eurasian grass, Dactylis glomerata, cultivated as a pasture grass in North America and South Africa

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