Foxtail

Foxtail

A foxtail (or fox tail) can mean the tail of a fox, or:

Plants

* "Acalypha hispida" (Chenille Plant)
*Among grasses:
** "Alopecurus" (foxtail grasses - the scientific name literally means "fox tail")
** "Hordeum jubatum" (Foxtail Barley)
** "Setaria" (foxtail millets)
** The dry spikelets or spikelet clusters of foxtail and other grasses that can be hazardous for dogs and other domestic animals.
*"Lycopodium clavatum" (Foxtail Clubmoss)
*"Wodyetia bifurcata" (Foxtail Palm)

Other

*A type of woven jewellery chain made of three sets of interconnecting links.
*A decorative ornament commonly flown from the tip of automobile radio aerials, popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
*The trademarked name for a toy consisting of a rope tied to a ball, allowing it to be thrown like a sling. This toy name should not be confused with flying fox, which is an Australian English toy cablecar similar to a zip-line (also "aerial runway").


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  • Foxtail — Fox tail , n. 1. The tail or brush of a fox. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of {Alopecurus} and {Setaria}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Metal.) The last cinders obtained… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foxtail — [fäks′tāl΄] n. 1. the bushy tail of a fox 2. any of various grasses (esp. genus Setaria) having cylindrical spikes bearing spikelets interspersed with stiff bristles …   English World dictionary

  • foxtail — /foks tayl /, n. 1. the tail of a fox. 2. any of various grasses having soft, brushlike spikes of flowers. [1375 1425; late ME; see FOX, TAIL1] * * * ▪ plant  any of the weedy grasses in the genera Alopecurus and Setaria of the family Poaceae.… …   Universalium

  • foxtail — Bottle Bot tle, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foxtail — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the tail of a fox b. something resembling the tail of a fox 2. any of several grasses (especially genera Alopecurus, Hordeum, and Setaria) with spikes resembling brushes called also foxtail grass …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foxtail — uodegotasis burnotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burnotinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Amaranthus caudatus), kilęs iš Pietų Amerikos; iš jo sėklų gaminami miltai. atitikmenys: lot. Amaranthus caudatus;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • foxtail — pašiaušėlis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių (Poaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Alopecurus). atitikmenys: lot. Alopecurus angl. foxtail vok. Fuchsschwanz rus. лисохвост lenk. wyczyniec …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • foxtail — pašiaušėlis statusas T sritis augalininkystė atitikmenys: lot. Alopecurus angl. foxtail rus. батлачок; лисохвост …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • Foxtail millet — Immature seedhead Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unrank …   Wikipedia

  • Foxtail saw — Foxtail Fox tail , n. 1. The tail or brush of a fox. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of {Alopecurus} and {Setaria}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Metal.) The last cinders… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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