FOXTAIL


Meaning of FOXTAIL in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English fox tail, from fox (I) + tail

1.

a. : the tail of a fox

b. : something resembling the tail of a fox

there were foxtails white and wispy all over the sky — David Walker

2.

a. or foxtail grass : any of several grasses especially of the genera Alopecurus, Hordeum, and Setaria with spikes resembling brushes — compare bristle grass

b. : any of several ground pines ; especially : a widely distributed ground pine ( Lycopodium alopecuroides ) of barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States that has numerous erect fertile branches thickly clothed with usually bristly ciliate leaves

3. : the last cinder obtained in the fining of metal

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.