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foxtail
[ foks-teyl ]
/ ˈfɒksˌteɪl /
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Fox Islands, fox moth, fox snake, fox sparrow, fox squirrel, foxtail, foxtail millet, foxtail wedge, Fox Talbot, fox terrier, fox trot
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British Dictionary definitions for foxtail
foxtail
/ (ˈfɒksˌteɪl) /
noun
any grass of the genus Alopecurus, esp A. pratensis, of Europe, Asia, and South America, having soft cylindrical spikes of flowers: cultivated as a pasture grass
any of various similar and related grasses, esp any of the genus Setaria
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