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foxtail vs Alopecurus pratensis

Alopecurus pratensis vs foxtail

foxtail and Alopecurus pratensis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foxtail Yes No No No
Alopecurus pratensis Yes No No No
As nouns, Alopecurus pratensis is a hyponym of foxtail; that is, Alopecurus pratensis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foxtail:
  • foxtail: grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
  • Alopecurus pratensis: stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
foxtail (noun) Alopecurus pratensis (noun)
grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
Difference between foxtail and Alopecurus pratensis

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