Cocksfoot

Quick meaning: Cocksfoot is a noun meaning Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.

Meaning

Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.

Example Sentences

If I give my imagination free rein on this sultry afternoon, I could almost believe this shoulder-high grassland – a shimmering sea of false oat, cock’s-foot and meadow foxtail – is African savanna.

The measurements of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant enzymes of cocksfoot plants susceptible to CfMV and plants with acquired immunity to CfMV, show completely different patterns in up- and down-regulation after inoculation of CfMV.

Word Forms

• cocksfoots

Synonyms for cocksfoot

Depending on context, synonyms include orchardgrass, cockspur.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cockspur, cock's-foot, corncockle, cockle, cockscomb, orchardgrass.

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