Meanings
nounfoxtail barley (uncountable)
- uncountableHordeum jubatum, a perennial grass with attractive inflorescences.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbarley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia
Similar
squirreltail barleysquirreltail grassHordeum jubatum
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French orge à crinière
- orge à crinièreHordeum jubatum
German Mähnen-Gerste
- Mähnen-GersteHordeum jubatum
Japanese 細野毛麦
- 細野毛麦 (hosonogemugi)Hordeum jubatum
Polish jęczmień grzywiasty
- jęczmień grzywiastyHordeum jubatum
Welsh haidd cribog
- haidd cribogHordeum jubatum
Cite this entry
APA
foxtail barley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxtail%20barley
MLA
“foxtail barley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxtail%20barley. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foxtail barley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxtail%20barley.
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