FOXTAIL Meaning of FOXTAIL in English /foks"tayl'/ , n.1. the tail of a fox. 2. any of various grasses having soft, brushlike spikes of flowers. [ 1375-1425; late ME; see FOX, TAIL 1 ] Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012