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单词 foxtail
释义 foxtail
\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
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