meadow foxtail noun1 •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. — 2021 formsmeadow foxtails
