Dictionary Definition
foxtail n : grasses of the genera Alopecurus and
Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
[syn: foxtail
grass]
Extensive Definition
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).