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foxtail
/ ˈɒˌٱɪ /
noun
any grass of the genus Alopecurus , esp A. pratensis , of Europe, Asia, and South America, having soft cylindrical spikes of flowers: cultivated as a pasture grass
any of various similar and related grasses, esp any of the genus Setaria
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“This is a foxtail,” Cuoco captioned a photo of the annual summer grass.
“Prickly foxtails, poisonous weeds, tall grass, even the leaves of trees. They’ll stand on their hind legs to reach them.”
The fox tricks the barnyard animals in the foxtail version.
Another tried to hide a plush blanket that was covered in foxtail seeds, ruined by an impromptu picnic.
They are targeting Johnson grass, giant foxtail, Canada thistle, nodding thistle, common teasel, multiflora rose, Amur honeysuckle, poison hemlock, marestail, Japanese knotweed and kudzu.
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