giant foxtail

giant foxtail
noun
two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
Hypernyms: ↑foxtail, ↑foxtail grass

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noun
: either of two coarse annual foxtails of the genus Setaria that are naturalized weeds in parts of the U.S.:
a. : an Asiatic foxtail (S. faberii) widely established in the eastern United States
b. : a West Indian foxtail (S. magna) established chiefly in the southeastern and southern United States

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