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

How to use squirrel-tail grass in a sentence

The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
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The young man had the presence of mind to tail Gaylard Williams out of the park and jot down his license plate.
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A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.
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Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
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I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.
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The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

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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