squirrel-tail grass
[ skwur-uh l-teyl, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir- ]
/ ˈskwɜr əlˌteɪl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr- /
noun
any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks.
Nearby words
squirrel away, squirrel cage, squirrel corn, squirrel monkey, squirrel's-foot fern, squirrel-tail grass, squirrelfish, squirrely, squirt, squirt can, squirt gun
Origin of squirrel-tail grass
First recorded in 1770–80
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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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