エノコログサ

noun

green foxtail; green bristlegrass

A common annual grass with bristly, foxtail-like seed heads. The Japanese name literally means 'puppy grass' because the inflorescence resembles a puppy's tail.

• 道みち端ばたにエノコログサがたくさん生はえている。

  A lot of green foxtail is growing by the roadside.

• エノコログサの穂ほはふわふわしていて、猫ねこがじゃれる。

  The ears of green foxtail are fluffy, and cats play with them.