foxtail
Bristled meadow grass
Foxtail refers to grasses with bushy, brush-like seed heads resembling a fox's tail.
Several genera share this common name, including species considered weeds in lawns and crops.
The bristly seeds can work their way into pets' ears, noses, and paws, causing serious injury: The vet removed a foxtail from the dog's ear.
Foxtail millet is cultivated as grain and fodder.
Grassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- seedheadMature flower bearing seeds
- hayDried feed crop
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
forage · turf · sod · fescue · brome · timothy · bluegrass · ryegrass
Having sharp projections
- spikyHaving sharp projections
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- pointedTapering to a tip
sharp · serrated · awns · hooked · piercing · scratchy · rough · stiff
Soft and light-textured
- softYielding to touch
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
tuft · wispy · silky · fuzzy · bushy · swaying · nodding · ornamental
Encroaching without welcome
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- infestationPest takeover situation
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
glyphosate · unwanted · pest · overgrowth · farmland · agriculture · garden · horticulture
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
pasture · forage · turf · sod · fescue · brome · timothy · bluegrass · ryegrass · turfgrass
barbed
Having sharp projections
pointed · sharp · serrated · awns · hooked · piercing · scratchy · rough · stiff · needle-like
fluffy
Soft and light-textured
tassel · tuft · wispy · silky · fuzzy · bushy · swaying · nodding · ornamental · decorative
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- infestationPest takeover situation
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
herbicide · glyphosate · unwanted · pest · overgrowth · farmland · agriculture · garden · horticulture · spraying
veterinary
Relating to animal healthcare
nose · embedded · infection · abscess · migration · extraction · painful · lodged · removal · wound
- weedsdandelion, crabgrass, thistle, nettles, ragweed
- grassesgrass, bluegrass, bermudagrass, fescue, ryegrass
- tropical grassessugarcane, sorghum, Bermuda grass, switchgrass, lemongrass
- bursbur, burr, burs, burrs, burdock
- Invasive Grassescheatgrass, crabgrass, quackgrass, giant reed, pampas grass
- cultivated plantsapple, banana, cabbage, carrot, lettuce