how to pronounce foxtail

/ˈfɑːkˌstɛɪl/

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foxtail is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of foxtail

noun:

Wodyetia bifurcata, foxtail palm.
The tail of a fox.
A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses.
Lycopodiella alopecuroides, foxtail clubmoss.
A plant having a part resembling the tail of a fox or such spikelet.
The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
Acalypha hispida, chenille plant.
Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox.