squirrel-tail grass
[ skwur-uh l-teyl, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir- ]
/ ˈskwɜr əlˌteɪl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr- /
noun
any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks.
Origin of squirrel-tail grass
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby squirrel-tail grass
squirrel away,
squirrel cage,
squirrel corn,
squirrel monkey,
squirrel's-foot fern,
squirrel-tail grass,
squirrelfish,
squirrely,
squirt,
squirt can,
squirt gun
British Dictionary definitions for squirrel-tail grass
squirrel-tail grass
noun
an annual grass, Hordeum marinum, of salt marsh margins of Europe, having bushy awns