squirrel-tail grass

[ skwur-uhl-teyl, skwuhr-or, especially British, skwir- ]

noun

1. any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks.

squirrel-tail grass

noun

1. an annual grass, Hordeum marinum , of salt marsh margins of Europe, having bushy awns

Word History and Origins

Origin of squirrel-tail grass¹

First recorded in 1770–80