əˌläpəˈkyu̇rəs, ˌaləpə- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek alōpekouros beard grass ( Polypogon monspeliensis ), from alōpek-, alōpēx fox + -ouros -urous
: a genus of grasses found in temperate regions and having slender culms, flat leaves, and soft spikes — see meadow foxtail