Noun: foxtail barley
- Barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia
"foxtail barley adds texture to wildflower gardens";
- squirreltail barley, squirreltail grass, Hordeum jubatum
Derived forms: foxtail barleys
Type of: barley
Encyclopedia: Foxtail barley