meadow foxtail

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meadow foxtail

noun meadow foxtails

countable, uncountable A common perennial grass, of species Alopecurus pratensis, of temperate Eurasia; grown widely for fodder and hence introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand. If I give my imagination free rein on this sultry afternoon, I could almost believe this shoulder-high grassland – a shimmering sea of false oat, cock’s-foot and meadow foxtail – is African savanna.

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@misc{meadow_foxtail_2026,
  title = {meadow foxtail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meadow%20foxtail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}