1
: a tufted perennial grass (Sitanion hystrix) that has very bristly spikes disarticulating above each node and resembles lyme grass
2
or less commonly squirreltail grass
or squirreltail barley
: any of several grasses of the genus Hordeum (such as wall barley) with bushy spikes
: a tail arched forward beyond a vertical from its anterior base
—used chiefly of fowls
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“Squirreltail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirreltail. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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