foxtail

English

noun
Definitions
  • The tail of a fox.
  • A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses
  • A plant having a part resembling the tail of a fox or such spikelet.
  • (metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fox-tail compound from English fox + English tail.

Origin

English

tail

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