cocksfoot

English

Etymology

From cock +‎ -s- +‎ foot.

Noun

cocksfoot (plural cocksfoots)

  1. Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
    Alternative forms: cock's-foot, cock's foot
    Synonyms: orchardgrass, orchard grass
    Hypernyms: grass < plant < organism
    • 2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses‎[1], volume 7, →DOI:
      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.
    • 2021 July 21, Phil Gates, “Country diary: this forgotten grassland is a butterfly Serengeti”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      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.

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