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foxtail barley

DEFINITIONS OF: foxtail barley

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n barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia

Synonyms:
Hordeum jubatum, squirreltail barley, squirreltail grass
Type of:
barley
cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
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