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squirrel-tail grass

American  
[skwur-uhl-teyl, skwuhr-, skwir-] / ˈskwɜr əlˌteɪl, ˈskwʌr-, ˈskwɪr- /

noun

  1. any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks.

squirrel-tail grass British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of squirrel-tail grass

First recorded in 1770–80

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