Foxtail
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Any of various grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria that bear dense, bristly, cylindrical flower spikes resembling a fox's tail.
“Fields of wild foxtail swayed in the warm summer breeze along the edges of the harvest.”
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fox·tail
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foxtail grassbristlegrassmeadow foxtail
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A compound of FOX and TAIL, the X is a rare and high-value letter worth guessing as early as possible
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