Alopecurus

noun

Alop·​e·​cu·​rus

əˌläpəˈkyu̇rəs,

ˌaləpə-

: a genus of grasses found in temperate regions and having slender culms, flat leaves, and soft spikes see meadow foxtail

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek alōpekouros beard grass (Polypogon monspeliensis), from alōpek-, alōpēx fox + -ouros -urous

First Known Use

circa 1763, in the meaning defined above

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