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squirrel-tail grass
[ skwur-uhl-teyl, skwuhr- or, especially British, skwir- ]
/ ˈskwɜr əlˌteɪl, ˈskwʌr- or, especially British, ˈskwɪr- /
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noun
any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks.
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Origin of squirrel-tail grass
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby squirrel-tail grass
squirrel cage, squirrel corn, squirrelfish, squirrel monkey, squirrel's-foot fern, squirrel-tail grass, squirrely, squirt, squirt can, squirt gun, squirting cucumber
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British Dictionary definitions for squirrel-tail grass
squirrel-tail grass
noun
an annual grass, Hordeum marinum, of salt marsh margins of Europe, having bushy awns
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