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Foxtail

The tail of a fox.

📖 Definitions of "Foxtail"

noun

1
The tail of a fox.
2
A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses
3
A plant having a part resembling the tail of a fox or such spikelet.
4
The last cinders obtained in the fining process.

🔄 Synonyms of "Foxtail"

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Word	Definition
foxtail grassnoun	ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern united states

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Foxtail"

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Word	Definition
foxtail grassnoun	ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern united states
milletnoun	Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
brushnoun	An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
bell-pullnoun	A rope that rings a bell.
bushnoun	(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
cowtailnoun	The tail of a cow.
fat-tailnoun	Synonym of fat-tailed sheep.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
foxskinnoun	The pelt of a fox.
horsetailnoun	(botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
bobtailnoun	A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
dogfoxnoun	Alternative form of dog-fox. [A male fox.]
foxessnoun	(rare) A female fox.
foxcubnoun	Alternative form of fox cub. [A young fox.]
trundletailnoun	(obsolete) A dog with a rounded, curled-up tail.
sternnoun	(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
foxtrotternoun	A kind of horse, the Missouri Fox Trotter.
rat-tailnoun	Alternative spelling of rattail. [Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.]
nailtail wallabynoun	Any of the genus Onychogalea of Australian macropods, distinguished by a horny spur at the end of the tail.
tailbeatnoun	The rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.