"cocksfoot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cocksfoots [plural]
Etymology: From cock + -s- + foot. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|cock|-s-|foot}} cock + -s- + foot Head templates: {{en-noun}} cocksfoot (plural cocksfoots)
  1. Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata. Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses Synonyms: cock's-foot, cock's foot Translations (Dactylis): ежова главица (ežova glavica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), dàctil [masculine] (Catalan), srha [feminine] (Czech), kupkówka [feminine] (Polish), ежа (ježa) [masculine] (Russian), rdobrada [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), грястиця (hrjastycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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