(n) ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States, Syn. Lycopodium alopecuroides

foxtail millet

(n) coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States, Syn. Setaria italica, Hungarian grass, Italian millet

foxtail orchid

(n) any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme

foxtrot

(v) dance the foxtrot

giant foxtail

(n) two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States

meadow foxtail

(n) stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America, Syn. Alopecurus pratensis

oxtail

(n) the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups

oxtail soup

(n) a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox

oxtant

(n) a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant

oxtongue

(n) widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States, Syn. bristly oxtongue, Picris echioides, bitterweed, bugloss

fox-trot

(n) a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences, Syn. foxtrot

green bristlegrass

(n) European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed, Syn. bottle-grass, bottle grass, green foxtail, Setaria viridis, rough bristlegrass

matrimony vine

(n) any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries, Syn. boxthorn

squirreltail barley

(n) barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia, Syn. squirreltail grass, foxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum

yellow bristlegrass

(n) common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas, Syn. yellow foxtail, Setaria glauca, glaucous bristlegrass, yellow bristle grass

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Boxthorn

n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum. [ 1913 Webster ]

Foxtail

n. 1. The tail or brush of a fox. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Metal.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. --
Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox. [ 1913 Webster ]

foxtrot

n. a ballroom dance for couples in quadruple time, combining short and long and fast and slow steps in fixed sequences.
Syn. -- fox-trot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

foxtrot

v. i. To dance the foxtrot. [ PJC ]

Oxter

n. [ AS. ōhsta. ] The armpit; also, the arm. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

ox-tongue

n. (Bot.) A widespread European weed (Picris echioides formerly Helminthia echioides) with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs. It has been naturalized in the U. S.
Syn. -- bristly oxtongue, prickly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

狐步舞

[狐步舞, hú bù wǔ] foxtrot dance #220067

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

オックステール

[okkusute-ru] (n) oxtail

フォックストロット

[fokkusutorotto] (n) fox-trot; foxtrot; (P)

粟

[あわ, awa] (n) foxtail millet (Setaria italica P. Beauvois); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

狗尾草

[えのころぐさ;エノコログサ, enokorogusa ; enokorogusa] (n) (uk) green foxtail (species of annual grass, Setaria viridis)

雀の槍

[すずめのやり;スズメノヤリ, suzumenoyari ; suzumenoyari] (n) (1) (uk) Luzula capitata (species of woodrush); (2) (See 雀の鉄砲) shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)

雀の鉄砲

[すずめのてっぽう;スズメノテッポウ, suzumenoteppou ; suzumenoteppou] (n) (uk) shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)

猫じゃらし

[ねこじゃらし, nekojarashi] (n) (See 狗尾草) green foxtail (species of annual grass, Setaria viridis)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Foxtrott { m }

foxtrot

Fuchsschwanz { m } | Fuchsschwänze { pl }

foxtail | foxtails

Gen { n } | Gene { pl } | mehrere Gene betreffend | gefloxtes Gen

gene | genes | multigenic | floxed gene

Ochsenschwanz { m }