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Foxtail
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Plants
- Foxtail (diaspore)Foxtail (diaspore)A foxtail is a spikelet or spikelet cluster of a grass, that serves to disperse its seeds as a unit. Thus, the foxtail is a type of diaspore or plant dispersal unit. Some grasses that produce a foxtail are themselves called "foxtail", also "spear grass"...
, the dry spikelet or spikelet cluster of some grasses- AlopecurusAlopecurusAlopecurus L., or Foxtail Grass, is a genus of the grass family Poaceae with 25 to 35 species.Foxtails occur in northern temperate regions. They can be annual or perennial. They grow in tufts. They have flat leaves and blunt ligules...
(foxtail grasses - the scientific name literally means "fox tail") - Bromus madritensisBromus madritensisBromus madritensis is a species of brome grass known by the common name compact brome.It is native to Europe but it has been widely introduced elsewhere, such as North America, where it is found in many areas. It is now known nearly worldwide...
(foxtail brome) - Hordeum jubatumHordeum jubatumHordeum jubatum is a perennials plant species in the grass family Poaceae. It occurs wild mainly in northern North America and adjacent northeastern Siberia. However, as it escaped often from gardens it can be found worldwide in areas with temperate to warm climates, and is considered a weed in...
(Foxtail Barley) - SetariaSetariaSetaria is a genus of grasses in the Poaceae family.-Selected species:* Setaria cernua Kunth* Setaria dielsii R.A.W.Herrm.* Setaria faberi R.A.W.Herrm.* Setaria incrassata Hack. – Vlei Bristle Grass...
(foxtail millets)
- Alopecurus
- Acalypha hispida (Chenille Plant)
- Lycopodium clavatumLycopodium clavatumLycopodium clavatum is the most widespread species in the genus Lycopodium of the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae....
(Foxtail Clubmoss) - Wodyetia bifurcata (Foxtail Palm)
Other
- A type of woven jewelleryJewelleryJewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to...
chain made of three sets of interconnecting links. - A decorative ornament commonly flown from the tip of automobile radio aerialsAntenna (radio)An antenna is an electrical device which converts electric currents into radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver...
, popular in the 1950s and 1960s. - The trademarkTrademarkA trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
ed name for a toy consisting of a rope tied to a ball, allowing it to be thrown like a slingSling (weapon)A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone or lead "sling-bullet". It is also known as the shepherd's sling....
. This toy name should not be confused with flying foxFlying fox (cablecar)A flying fox is a small cable car, often propelled by gravity, and used as an item of children's play equipment and more rarely for other purposes. The term flying fox is Australian English and New Zealand English. In other countries, it can be called a zip-line. Similar toys are known as death...
, which is an Australian EnglishAustralian EnglishAustralian English is the name given to the group of dialects spoken in Australia that form a major variety of the English language....
toy cablecar similar to a zip-lineZip-lineA zip-line consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline...
(also aerial runway).