squirreltail grass

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

   Synonymssquirreltail barleyfoxtail barleyHordeum jubatum

   Broaderbarley

Questions about squirreltail grass

What does squirreltail grass mean?

squirreltail grass means "barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia".

What is another word for squirreltail grass?

Close synonyms include squirreltail barley, foxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.