SQUIRRELTAIL BARLEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squirreltail barley mean? 

• SQUIRRELTAIL BARLEY (noun)
  The noun SQUIRRELTAIL BARLEY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SQUIRRELTAIL BARLEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUIRRELTAIL BARLEY (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

foxtail barley; Hordeum jubatum; squirreltail barley; squirreltail grass

Hypernyms ("squirreltail barley" is a kind of...):

barley (cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain)