foxtail

1. Grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes (synset 112128487)
   is a type of: meadow grass, meadowgrass - any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture
   subtypes:

   • alopecurus pratensis, meadow foxtail - stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
   • bristle grass, bristlegrass - grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
   • giant foxtail - two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
   • glaucous bristlegrass, setaria glauca, yellow bristle grass, yellow bristlegrass, yellow foxtail - common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
   • bottle grass, bottle-grass, green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass, setaria viridis - European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
   • foxtail millet, hungarian grass, italian millet, setaria italica - coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
   same as: foxtail grass

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